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Project Child H.A.N.D.S.

Child Care Subsidy, Health and Early Education: Helping Analyze Needed Data Securely
Project Information
Home Description Child Care Data Community Data Federation Data Surveys & Reports Wave 1 Demonstration Wave 2 Demonstration Child Data Resources
Project Team
Virginia Tech Dr. Aaron Schroeder Senior Research Scientist, Institute for Policy & Governance
Dr. Isabel Bradburn Research Director, Child Development Center for Learning and Research
Nancy White Research Associate, Institute for Policy & Governance
Caitlin Faas Research Assistant, Human Development
Kimberly Day Research Assistant, Human Development Virginia Department of Social Services Kathy D. Gillikin Manager, Quality Child Care Program
Todd Areson Senior Research Associate, Office of Research Virginia Department of Education Dr. Deborah Jonas Executive Director, Research & Strategic Planning
Bethann Canada Director, Information Management Project Sponsor
US Dept Health & Human Services Administration for Children & Families, Office of Planning, Research & Evaluation
For more information, or to arrange for a presentation to your group, please contact:
Isabel S. Bradburn, Ph.D. Project Co-Director isbrad@vt.edu Phone: 540-231-1863
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Project Child HANDS

Enhancing Child and Family Research Capacity
in the Commonwealth of Virginia

In partnership with Virginia’s new Office of Early Childhood Development, Dr. Aaron Schroeder (VT Institute for Policy and Governance), Dr. Isabel Bradburn (Child Development Center, Human Development), and Dr. Mido Chang (Education Leadership), have been awarded a three-year $645,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to design, develop, and implement an integrated, interagency data system for the purpose of enhancing Virginia’s child and family research capacity.

Integrating data from governmental agencies at the state and local-level, as well as from child and family related non-profit organizations, the web-based data system will be used to analyze critical policy questions concerning public program impacts on the promotion of child health, development and school readiness. In addition to enhancing local and state-wide policy decision-making, it is expected that this project will provide a rich tool for use by developmental, health, education, and policy scientists.