Child Development Center Evaluation
Partnership/Type: Office of Military Community and Family Policy
Status: Completed Project
The Clearinghouse, at the request of Military Community and Family Policy in the Office of the Secretary of Defense, is conducting an evaluation of the effectiveness of the Child Development Centers (CDC) across all four military services (Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marines). This evaluation will compare military-connected children in CDC care with military children in civilian care. Observations will assess the quality of care that is received in each child care facility, and questionnaires completed by parents and teachers will assess child development, family-work conflict, parent stress, and parental absenteeism from work.