Improving outcomes for young children and their families may start with choosing evidence-based curricula, interventions, and practices but it doesn't end there. To ensure sustained changes to early childhood programs and systems, interventions must be implemented effectively and consistently over time, which isn't an easy or straightforward task. This important book is the first research volume on applying implementation science an evidence-based framework for bridging the research-to-practice gap to early childhood programs and systems.

With contributions from 25+ early childhood...