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The mission of the Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute is to cultivate and share knowledge that enhances child development and family well-being.

For the past 45 years, our research, outreach, technical assistance, and service have shaped how the nation cares for and educates young children.

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Advancing knowledge. Enhancing lives.

Since 1966, the Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute has helped to shape how the nation cares for and educates young children. About 300 researchers, implementation and technical assistance specialists, staff, and students work on over 80 projects related to young children, individuals with disabilities, and their families. Our dedication to research and outreach is embodied in our motto: Advancing knowledge. Enhancing lives.

Noreen Yazejian Provides Expertise in Early Childhood Program Evaluation

FPG Scientist Dr. Noreen Yazejian has extensive experience conducting large-scale, multi-site research and evaluation studies and assessing the quality of practices in early education settings and the effects of quality on young children. Her research focuses on early childhood program evaluation, including professional development interventions, models of programming birth to five, home visiting, quality rating and improvement systems, and early childhood language and literacy.

2013 National Early Childhood Inclusion Institute

Registration is open for the 2013 National Early Childhood Inclusion Institute, Opening the Doors to Inclusion, to be held in Chapel Hill, NC, from May 13-15. For more than a decade, the Inclusion Institute has been the “don’t miss” event for individuals to learn, share, and problem solve about inclusion for young children. The keynote address will feature Micah Fialka-Feldman in Through the Same Doors: Living a Fully Inclusive Life. The Inclusion Institute is presented by the ECTA Center and Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute.

Emphasis Areas

Developmental Disabilities

Diversity

Early Care and Education

International Initiative

Physical and Social Health

Professional Development

Public Policy and Evaluation

Featured Projects

Early Childhood Technical Assistance Center

The Early Childhood Technical Assistance Center (ECTA Center) funded by the Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) will build upon the foundation of several recent OSEP-funded TA centers to improve service systems and assist states in scaling up and sustaining effective services and research-based interventions for infants, toddlers, and preschoolers with disabilities and their families.
National Evaluation Partner for the Educare Learning Network Implementation Study

This project consists of planning and implementing an evaluation of The Educare Learning Network, a consortium of programs nationwide providing high quality learning environments for at-risk children from birth to 5 years.
National Professional Development Center on Inclusion

The National Professional Development Center on Inclusion (NPDCI) develops products and works with states to ensure that early childhood teachers are prepared to educate and care for young children with disabilities in settings with their typically developing peers.
Process Evaluation of NC's Maternal, Infant & Early Childhood Home Visiting Program

The purpose of this project is to conduct a process evaluation of North Carolina’s Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting (MIECHV) Program that will examine service integration and coordination and collaboration among agencies serving families with young children in seven NC communities.

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