Achieving full-day kindergarten in New Mexico: A case study
Raden, Anthony, October, 2002
New York: Foundation for Child Development.
A study of the evolution and development of the universal full-day kindergarten (FDK) program for all five-year-olds in New Mexico
Reports & Papers
Arranging and paying for child care
O'Brien-Strain, Margaret, 2003
San Francisco: Public Policy Institute of California.
A report on the child care arrangements, payment methods, preschool enrollment, and potential costs of universal preschool provision in California
Reports & Papers
Arranging and paying for child care [Executive summary]
O'Brien-Strain, Margaret, 2003
San Fransisco: Public Policy Institute of California.
A summary of a report on the child care arrangements, payment methods, preschool enrollment, and potential costs of universal preschool provision in California
Executive Summary
Assessing proposals for preschool and kindergarten: Essential information for parents, taxpayers and policymakers
Olsen, Darcy, 2006
(Policy Study 344). Los Angeles: Reason Foundation.
An analysis of proposals for the universal provision of preschool in California and Arizona, with recommendations for the improvement of the present quality of early childhood education and care services
Other
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
Assessing proposals for preschool and kindergarten: Essential information for parents, taxpayers and policymakers [Executive summary]
Olsen, Darcy, 2006
(Policy Study 344). Los Angeles: Reason Foundation.
A summary of a critique of proposals that encourage the adoption of universal, full-day preschool programs in the state of Arizona
Executive Summary
Assessing the value of 4K in Wisconsin: A study of 4K community approach districts (2005-06): Executive summary
Adams, Diane B., 2006
Madison: University of Wisconsin--Extension.
A summary of a study of Wisconsin districts offering free, universal pre-kindergarten to four-year-old children, examining characteristics of teachers and families participating in the program as well as parent satisfaction rates
Executive Summary
Building universal preschool in partnership with the private early education and care system: Essential elements for partnerships between public and private early care and education systems
National Child Care Association (U.S.), 2001
Conyers, GA: National Child Care Association.
A study investigating the principles necessary for developing universal child care programs in the United States that meet community and parent needs, including community planning partnerships and collaboration, system structure, program structure, parent choice, funding and accountability
Other
California's preschool for all act (Proposition 82): A policy analysis
Barnett, W. Steven, 2006
New Brunswick, NJ: National Institute for Early Education Research.
A policy brief discussing California's preschool for all act, Proposition 82, in terms of its potential impact on preschool children's school readiness, education attainment, and its potential economic benefits
Fact Sheets & Briefs
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
Can't buy mommy's love?: Universal childcare and children's long-term cognitive development
Felfe, Christina, November, 2012
(Discussion Paper No. 7053). Bonn, Germany: Institute for the Study of Labor.
A comparison of the language and math performance at age 15 of children who were 3 years old either before or after the implementation of universal child care for 3-year-old children in their respective region of Spain, based on data for Spain from the 2003, 2006, and 2009 waves of the Program for International Student Assessment (PISA), a cross-national assessment of skills and knowledge
Reports & Papers
The case against universal preschool in California
Snell, Lisa, 2006
(Policy Brief No. 42). Los Angeles: Reason Foundation.
Arguments against the creation of a universal preschool program in California, with an emphasis on the currently public and private market for early childhood education and care
Other
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
Other
A case study of the Massachusetts Department of Early Education and Care
Strategies for Children, April, 2008
Boston: Strategies for Children.
A study of the creation, development, and impact of the Massachusetts Department of Early Education and Care during its first two and a half years, based on interviews with public and private educators and program providers, legislators, policymakers, business leaders, early education experts, and other stakeholders
Reports & Papers
A case study of the Pre-k for All DC campaign: How pre-k for all became the law of the land in Washington, DC
Watson, Bernardine H., November, 2010
Washington, DC: Pre-k for All DC.
A study of the history of the campaign to make prekindergarten universally available in the District of Columbia
Reports & Papers
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
Classroom quality and time allocation in Tulsa's early childhood programs
Phillips, Deborah A., March 30, 2007
(CROCUS Working Paper No. 9). Paper presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Boston.
A study comparing classroom time spent on instruction, instructional quality, and predictors of quality in publicly-funded universal prekindergarten programs with Head Start programs in Tulsa, Oklahoma, based on classroom observations and teacher surveys
Reports & Papers
Collaborating for kids: New York State universal prekindergarten 1999-2000
Lekies, Kristi, 2001
Ithaca, NY: Cornell University, College of Human Ecology, Early Childhood Program.
An overview of the implementation of UPK in NYS, with a discussion of how programs address diversity by accommodating the cultural and linguistic diversity of children and their families within their districts; meeting the needs of children with disabilities; and helping children learn about, respect, and appreciate the differences among them
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
Lekies, Kristi, 2004
Ithaca, NY: Cornell University, College of Human Ecology, Early Childhood Program.
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
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
A cost-benefit analysis of universally-accessible pre-kindergarten education in Texas
Texas A & M University. George Bush School of Government and Public Service, May, 2006
College Station: Texas A & M University, George Bush School of Government and Public Service.
An overview of the anticipated costs and benefits of the universal provision of prekindergarten in Texas
Fact Sheets & Briefs
A cost-benefit analysis of universally-accessible prekindergarten education in Texas
Aguirre, Elisa, May 2006
College Station: Texas A & M University, George Bush School of Government and Public Service.
A cost-benefit analysis of a plan to introduce high-quality universal prekindergarten in Texas
Reports & Papers