Reports & Briefs

Reduce Child Care Ratios to Support Early Learning & Child Safety

Research shows that child to caregiver ratios in child care centers is one of the most important indicators of quality. Yet some Texas children - particularly those who are from low-income families and have the greatest need for positive experiences in child care - are stuck in large classes.

Trauma Screening and Assessments for Children in Foster Care

The assessments used in the child welfare system should be improved to ensure children in the system are more quickly matched with the services they need to heal, are more often placed in appropriate settings and are not assessed and reassessed at great cost when doing so is not warranted.