The benefits of prekindergarten for middle-income children
A policy report discussing the need for more research on middle income children's risk of being denied quality child care due to eligibility ceilings and if this risk affects their potential for school readiness
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Classroom practices and children's motivation to learn
A discussion of select research on the associations between the differing qualities of classroom environments and the motivation of children
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Early childhood education: The likelihood of sustained effects
An overview of research on the effects of several early education programs on the cognitive, socioemotional, and academic skills of children in the elementary school years
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Early childhood education: Pathways to better health
An examination of children's health outcomes in early childhood education programs and of program features associated with positive health outcomes
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Effectiveness of early educational intervention
An overview of both longitudinal studies and meta-analyses of the effects of enriched preschool education on long-term cognitive, social, and schooling outcomes, a summary of findings from large-scale high quality public programs designed to replicate the results of small-scale programs, commentary on evaluations of Head Start and Early Head Start, and a discussion of conditions necessary to scale-up successful programs
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Getting the facts right on pre-k and the president's pre-k proposal
A discussion of research findings on child developmental and educational outcomes, as well as economic returns, associated with prekindergarten program participation
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Getting the most out of Early Head Start: What has been accomplished and what needs to be done
A discussion of the impacts of Early Head Start on children at 2, 3, and 5 years old
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The link between consistent caring interactions with babies, early brain development, and school readiness
A discussion of the influence of the caring environment on the intellectual and brain development of infants, and a presentation of child care and parental leave policy recommendations designed to optimize healthy infant brain development and to lay the foundations for school readiness
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Long-term cognitive and academic effects of early childhood education on children in poverty
A critical review of 38 studies on the long-term effects of early childhood programs on children in poverty, including the effects on their IQ, school achievement and success, a comparison of model and public childhood education programs, the economic consequences of such programs, and the implications for public policy
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Long-term effects of early childhood programs on cognitive and school outcomes
An exploration of the relationship between participation in an early childhood program and children’s outcomes, based on a literature review of 36 studies of model demonstration projects and large-scale programs involving low-income children
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Minimum requirements for preschool teacher educational qualifications
An overview of American research on the links between the education levels of preschool teachers and both student achievement and preschool prices
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NIEER statement on the National Early Literacy Panel findings
A response to and clarification of the implications of a review and synthesis of early literacy research
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Preschool education and its lasting effects: Research and policy implications
A review of research on the relationship of preschool program participation, including participation in public prekindergarten and Head Start, to children's development
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Preschool education for economically disadvantaged children: Effects on reading achievement and related outcomes
A review of research on preschool education’s influence on disadvantaged children’s short and long-term reading achievement, cognitive abilities, grade repetition, and special education placement
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Promoting children's social and emotional development through preschool
A policy report discussing preschool children's socioemotional development, the role it plays in school readiness, and characteristics needed for preschool programs to enhance children's development
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Supporting online material for: Preschool Program Improves Cognitive Control
Supplemental material to an experimental study of the effect of Tools of the Mind, a curriculum designed to increase social and emotional self-regulation, on the executive function of a sample of 147 low-income preschool children
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