Publications & Research Materials
March 2008 - Report on Opinion Research (PDF | 0.27MB)
Read the briefing on a comprehensive opinion research program sponsored by Thrive by Five Washington during 2007 to gauge the perceptions of parents and child care providers across Washington state on child care, early learning and school readiness.
Statewide Voter Poll (April 2009)
Thrive by Five Washington commissioned a poll of 500 Washington state voters to gauge attitudes about early learning. This poll provides Thrive with a baseline to determine changes in attitudes over time. Polling was conducted by Davis, Hibbitts & Midghall, Inc.
Universal Risk Assessment and Manual
Thrive by Five Washington and its partners in the Thrive Demonstration Communities, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Mathematica Policy Research, and Dr. Deborah Daro (Research Fellow/Chapin Hall at the University of Chicago), worked together to develop the Universal Risk Assessment (URA). The URA was designed for use with home visiting programs and it assesses where a family may need support. If you would like to access the Universal Risk Assessment and manual please click here to register and download the tool.
