Almost a million children in school before kindergarten: Who is responsible for early childhood services?
Clifford, Richard M., 1999
Young Children, 54(5), 48-51
An exploration into the public early childhood education services provided by local and state education agencies
Other
Are teachers' education, major, and credentials related to classroom quality and children's academic gains in pre-kindergarten?
Early, Diane Marie, 2006
Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 21(2), 174-195
An investigation using data from the NCEDL Multi-State Study of Pre-Kindergarten, 2001-2003, to examine if early educators' education, early childhood major, and credentials are related to classroom quality and preschool children's academic achievements
Reports & Papers
Children enrolled in public pre-K: The relation of family life, neighborhood quality, and socioeconomic resources to early competence
Barbarin, Oscar, 2006
American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 76(2), 265-276
An examination of the relations of young children's sociodemographic characteristics, parental well-being, family functioning, and neighborhood quality to their early academic achievements and socioemotional competence
Reports & Papers
Children's classroom engagement and school readiness gains in prekindergarten
Chien, Nina C., September/October 2010
Child Development, 81(5), 1534-1549
A study of the relationship between child engagement in public prekindergarten classrooms and school readiness gains, based on data from 2,751 children from the Multi-State Study of Pre-Kindergarten and the State-Wide Early Education Programs Study (SWEEP)
Reports & Papers
Comparing universal and targeted prekindergarten programs
Dotterer, Aryn M., 2009
In R.C. Pianta & C. Howes (Eds.), The promise of pre-k (pp. 65-76). Baltimore: Paul H. Brookes
A comparison of classroom characteristics and preschooler achievement outcomes in universal and targeted pre-k programs based on a sample of over 400 children in over 800 classrooms
Reports & Papers
Demographic characteristics of early childhood teachers and structural elements of early care and education in the United States
Saluja, Gitanjali, 2002
Early Childhood Research & Practice, 4(1)
A study of the demographic characteristics of early childhood education teachers and the structural elements of child care in the United States
Reports & Papers
Diversity and directions in state pre-kindergarten programs
Bryant, Donna M., 2002
Chapel Hill, NC: National Center for Early Development and Learning.
A survey of the diversity and standards of state-sponsored prekindergarten programs
Reports & Papers
Early behavioral attributes and teachers' sensitivity as predictors of competent behavior in the kindergarten classroom
Rimm-Kaufman, Sara E., November-December 2002
Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology, 23(4), 451-470
An examination of the relations among kindergarten children's social boldness and wariness and their behaviors in the classroom as well as the relationship between kindergarten teachers' sensitivity and children's behavior
Reports & Papers
Early childhood care: Relations with family characteristics and preferred care characteristics
Early, Diane Marie, 2001
Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 16(4), 475-497
An analysis of the relationship of features of child care arrangements, including child care hours and type and number of arrangements, to child and family demographic characteristics, including child age and ethnicity, and family income, based on data from the nationally representative National Household Education Survey, 1995 (NHES 1995)
Reports & Papers
Early childhood teacher prep
Early, Diane Marie, November 2000
(NCEDL Spotlights No. 28). Chapel Hill, NC: National Center for Early Development and Learning.
A discussion of challenges in the recruitment and retention of a culturally and linguistically diverse early childhood workforce, and a comparison of preservice requirements for early childhood teacher education programs at historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) and non-historically Black colleges and universities
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Early childhood teacher preparation in special education at 2- and 4-year institutions of higher education
Chang, Florence, 2005
Journal of Early Intervention, 27(2), 110-124
A study of the incidence of early childhood special education or early intervention core courses and practicum requirements in early childhood teacher preparation programs at 2- and 4-year institutions in the United States
Reports & Papers
Early childhood teacher preparation programs in the United States: National report
Maxwell, Kelly, 2006
Chapel Hill, NC: FPG Child Development Institute, National Prekindergarten Center.
A study describing characteristics of early childhood teacher education programs offering certification, associate's degrees, bachelor's degrees, and graduate degrees, including the number of such programs, faculty characteristics, coursework and practica offerings, and challenges facing faculty in meeting the needs of the workforce, based on a interviews with department chairs and program directors at institutions of higher education
Reports & Papers
Early childhood teacher preparation programs in the United States: State report for Alabama
Maxwell, Kelly, 2006
Chapel Hill, NC: FPG Child Development Institute, National Prekindergarten Center.
An overview of the characteristics of the programs, faculty, and students in early childhood teacher preparation programs to prepare the workforce of service providers to children under age 5 in Alabama
Reports & Papers
Early childhood teacher preparation programs in the United States: State report for Arizona
Maxwell, Kelly, 2006
Chapel Hill, NC: FPG Child Development Institute, National Prekindergarten Center.
An overview of the characteristics of the programs, faculty, and students in early childhood teacher preparation programs to prepare the workforce of service providers to children under age 5 in Arizona
Reports & Papers
Early childhood teacher preparation programs in the United States: State report for Arkansas
Maxwell, Kelly, 2006
Chapel Hill, NC: FPG Child Development Institute, National Prekindergarten Center.
An overview of the characteristics of the programs, faculty, and students in early childhood teacher preparation programs to prepare the workforce of service providers to children under age 5 in Arkansas
Reports & Papers
Early childhood teacher preparation programs in the United States: State report for California
Maxwell, Kelly, 2006
Chapel Hill, NC: FPG Child Development Institute, National Prekindergarten Center.
An overview of the characteristics of the programs, faculty, and students in early childhood teacher preparation programs to prepare the workforce of service providers to children under age 5 in California
Reports & Papers
Early childhood teacher preparation programs in the United States: State report for Colorado
Maxwell, Kelly, 2006
Chapel Hill, NC: FPG Child Development Institute, National Prekindergarten Center.
An overview of the characteristics of the programs, faculty, and students in early childhood teacher preparation programs to prepare the workforce of service providers to children under age 5 in Colorado
Reports & Papers
Early childhood teacher preparation programs in the United States: State report for Connecticut
Maxwell, Kelly, 2006
Chapel Hill, NC: FPG Child Development Institute, National Prekindergarten Center.
An overview of the characteristics of the programs, faculty, and students in early childhood teacher preparation programs to prepare the workforce of service providers to children under age 5 in Connecticut
Reports & Papers
Early childhood teacher preparation programs in the United States: State report for Delaware
Maxwell, Kelly, 2006
Chapel Hill, NC: FPG Child Development Institute, National Prekindergarten Center.
An overview of the characteristics of the programs, faculty, and students in early childhood teacher preparation programs to prepare the workforce of service providers to children under age 5 in Delaware
Reports & Papers
Early childhood teacher preparation programs in the United States: State report for Florida
Maxwell, Kelly, 2006
Chapel Hill, NC: FPG Child Development Institute, National Prekindergarten Center.
An overview of the characteristics of the programs, faculty, and students in early childhood teacher preparation programs to prepare the workforce of service providers to children under age 5 in Florida
Reports & Papers
Early childhood teacher preparation programs in the United States: State report for Georgia
Maxwell, Kelly, 2006
Chapel Hill, NC: FPG Child Development Institute, National Prekindergarten Center.
An overview of the characteristics of the programs, faculty, and students in early childhood teacher preparation programs to prepare the workforce of service providers to children under age 5 in Georgia
Reports & Papers
Early childhood teacher preparation programs in the United States: State report for Hawaii
Maxwell, Kelly, 2006
Chapel Hill, NC: FPG Child Development Institute, National Prekindergarten Center.
An overview of the characteristics of the programs, faculty, and students in early childhood teacher preparation programs to prepare the workforce of service providers to children under age 5 in Hawaii
Reports & Papers
Early childhood teacher preparation programs in the United States: State report for Idaho
Maxwell, Kelly, 2006
Chapel Hill, NC: FPG Child Development Institute, National Prekindergarten Center.
An overview of the characteristics of the programs, faculty, and students in early childhood teacher preparation programs to prepare the workforce of service providers to children under age 5 in Idaho
Reports & Papers
Early childhood teacher preparation programs in the United States: State report for Illinois
Maxwell, Kelly, 2006
Chapel Hill, NC: FPG Child Development Institute, National Prekindergarten Center.
An overview of the characteristics of the programs, faculty, and students in early childhood teacher preparation programs to prepare the workforce of service providers to children under age 5 in Illinois
Reports & Papers
Early childhood teacher preparation programs in the United States: State report for Indiana
Maxwell, Kelly, 2006
Chapel Hill, NC: FPG Child Development Institute, National Prekindergarten Center.
An overview of the characteristics of the programs, faculty, and students in early childhood teacher preparation programs to prepare the workforce of service providers to children under age 5 in Indiana
Reports & Papers