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Assessing proposals for preschool and kindergarten: Essential Information for parents, taxpayers, and policymakers
Olsen, Darcy, 2005
(Goldwater Institute Policy Report No. 201). Phoenix, AZ: Goldwater Institute.

A critique of proposals that encourage the adoption of universal, full-day preschool programs in the state of Arizona, as they do not improve children's outcomes or prevent school dropout rates

Reports & Papers


Assessing proposals for preschool and kindergarten: Essential Information for parents, taxpayers, and policymakers [Executive summary]
Olsen, Darcy, 2005
(Goldwater Institute Policy Report No. 201). Phoenix, AZ: Goldwater Institute.

The executive summary of a policy report critiquing proposals that encourage the adoption of universal, full-day preschool programs in the state of Arizona.

Executive Summary


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A call for universal preschool
Smith, Rosa A., 2004
Educational Leadership, 62(3), 38-39

A discussion of the benefits of implementing a universal preschool program providing high quality early education to all children in the United States

Fact Sheets & Briefs


The case for public preschool
Gilliam, Walter S., 2011
In E.F. Zigler, W.S. Gilliam, & W.S. Barnett (Eds.), The pre-k debates: Current controversies and issues (pp. 116-120). Baltimore: Paul H. Brookes

A compilation of select arguments for the placement of public prekindergarten programs in public schools throughout the United States

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Child care in Quebec: Access to a universal program
Kohen, Dafna E., November-December 2008
Canadian Journal of Public Health, 99(6), 451-455

A comparison of trends in the use of both regulated and unregulated care in Quebec and the rest of Southern Canada in the years following the introduction of Quebec's universal provision of $5/day regulated child care

Reports & Papers


Children's centres: Exploring the costs and delivering of a national scheme
Holtermann, Sally, 2001
(Facing the Future: Policy Papers No. 1). London: Daycare Trust.

A discussion of the logistics behind a national provision for early childhood education and care services in England

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


Continuing the collaboration: Universal prekindergarten expansion in New York State [Executive summary]
Lekies, Kristi, 2004
Ithaca, NY: Cornell University, College of Human Ecology, Early Childhood Program.

A summary of a study of implementation, programming, practices, and expansion during the first three years of public school districts' participation in New York State's universal prekindergarten program, based on surveys of school district program coordinators and analyses of school district reports to the New York State Department of Education

Executive Summary


The cost of universal access to quality preschool in Illinois: A report to Governor George H. Ryan's Task Force on Universal Access to Preschool [Executive summary]
Golin, Stacie, 2003
(IWPR No. G712). Washington, DC: Institute for Women's Policy Research.

A summary of a study of the cost of providing universal quality preschool provision in Illinois

Executive Summary


Costs and benefits of universal childcare: A preliminary economic analysis for the UK
Ambler, Mark, 2003
(Facing the Future: Policy Papers No. 7). London: Daycare Trust.

A cost-benefit analysis of England’s speculative high quality and affordable universal preschool child care provision, including the economic impact for mothers’ employment options, economic output, child poverty reduction, the economic and financial challenges of aging populations, the prospective increase in future worker productivity, and the short-term and long-term costs associated with universal child care

Reports & Papers


Cutting pre-kindergarten will increase crime in New York
Fight Crime: Invest in Kids New York, April, 2003
Albany, NY: Fight Crime: Invest in Kids New York.

An argument for the cost-effectiveness of increased investment in quality pre-kindergarten programs in New York State, based on a review of findings from studies examining the beneficial effects of such programs on children’s school readiness and future criminal activity

Fact Sheets & Briefs


Department for Education: Delivering the free entitlement to education for three- and four-year-olds
Great Britain. National Audit Office, 03 February, 2012
(HC 1789 Session 2010-2012). Norwich, United Kingdom: Stationery Office.

A study of the extent to which a policy in England to provide 15 hours a week of free early education for 38 weeks a year to all 3- and 4-year-olds achieves objectives related to take-up, quality of provision, and participant educational outcomes, based on a document review, analyses of secondary data, a census of local authorities, visits to 14 local authorities, and stakeholder interviews

Reports & Papers


Department for Education: Delivering the free entitlement to education for three- and four-year-olds: Detailed methodology
Great Britain. National Audit Office, February, 2012
Norwich, United Kingdom: Great Britain, National Audit Office.

A presentation of the methods used in a study of the extent to which a policy in England to provide 15 hours a week of free early education for 38 weeks a year to all 3- and 4-year-olds achieves objectives related to take-up, quality of provision, and participant educational outcomes

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Department for Education: Delivering the free entitlement to education for three- and four-year-olds [Executive summary]
Great Britain. National Audit Office, 03 February, 2012
(HC 1789 Session 2010-2012). Norwich, United Kingdom: Stationery Office.

A summary of a study of the extent to which a policy in England to provide 15 hours a week of free early education for 38 weeks a year to all 3- and 4-year-olds achieves objectives related to take-up, quality of provision, and participant educational outcomes, based on a document review, analyses of secondary data, a census of local authorities, visits to 14 local authorities, and stakeholder interviews

Executive Summary


Early childhood education for all: A wise investment: Executive summary
Legal Momentum, 2005
New York: Legal Momentum.

An exploration of the manifold societal benefits expected to accrue from investment in universally accessible early childhood education

Executive Summary


The economic case for targeted preschool programs
Rolnick, Arthur, 2011
In E.F. Zigler, W.S. Gilliam, & W.S. Barnett (Eds.), The pre-k debates: Current controversies and issues (pp. 22-26). Baltimore: Paul H. Brookes

A compilation of economic arguments supporting a targeted approach to public early childhood education focusing on children in need instead of a universal availability approach

Other


Educated, employed and equal: The economic prosperity case for national child care
Young Women's Christian Association of Canada, 07 March, 2011
Toronto, Ontario, Canada: Young Women's Christian Association of Canada.

Arguments for a national child care agenda in Canada, premised on both women's increased workforce participation and a cost-benefit analysis of the universal provision of child care services

Other


Education links: How do we establish universal preschool in a way that builds the early care and education system as a whole?
Mitchell, Anne W., 2004

A brief on aspects of the early care and education system which state universal preschool programs can strengthen

Fact Sheets & Briefs


The effects of investing in early education on economic growth
Dickens, William T., 2006
(Policy Brief No. 153). Washington, DC: Brookings Institution.

A summary of a paper describing the development and results of an economic model designed to measure the potential impact of a preschool policy initiative on economic growth

Fact Sheets & Briefs


The effects of investing in early education on economic growth
Dickens, William T., 2006
Washington, DC: Brookings Institution.

A paper describing the development and results of an economic model designed to measure the potential impact of a preschool policy initiative on economic growth

Reports & Papers


Embracing our children: A report based on a forum about universal access to prekindergarten programs
Child Care Action Campaign, 2000
(Pocantico Paper No. 3). New York: Rockefeller Brothers Fund.

A report of a policy forum on universal access to prekindergarten programs by leaders in the prekindergarten field

Other


Emerging issues in prekindergarten programs
Jung, Youngok, 2009
In R.C. Pianta & C. Howes (Eds.), The promise of pre-k (pp. 145-167). Baltimore: Paul H. Brookes

A summation and conclusion of the book, “The Promise of Pre-K”, with recommendations for policy and future research about state funded pre-kindergarten

Other


Enriching children, enriching the nation [Individual state fact sheets]
Lynch, Robert G., July, 2007
Washington, DC: Economic Policy Institute.

An analysis comparing the costs and fiscal, earnings, and reduced crime benefits of a hypothetical high-quality prekindergarten program for children from low-income families and a hypothetical high-quality universal prekindergarten program in each of the 50 states

Fact Sheets & Briefs


Enriching children, enriching the nation: Public investment in high-quality kindergarten
Lynch, Robert G., May 2007
Washington, DC: Economic Policy Institute

An analysis comparing the costs and fiscal, earnings, and reduced crime benefits of a hypothetical high-quality prekindergarten program for children from low-income families and a hypothetical high-quality universal prekindergarten program

Reports & Papers


Equal from the start: Promoting educational opportunity for all preschool children: Learning from the French experience
Neuman, Michelle J., 2002
New York: French-American Foundation.

A report describing France's early childhood care and educational system and suggesting that elements of the French system could be implemented successfully in the United States

Reports & Papers


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