Accountability in early childhood: No easy answers
A critical discussion of accountability testing in early childhood education with recommendations for more effective early childhood program evaluation
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Accountability in early childhood: No easy answers [Executive summary]
A summary of a critical discussion of accountability testing in early childhood education, with recommendations for more effective early childhood program evaluation
Executive Summary
Advancing the language skills of young Latino children: Fresh evidence: What works
An overview of research on the relationship of preschool education to the English language development of Latino children
Fact Sheets & Briefs
The benefits and costs of Head Start
A discussion of issues related to the measurement of the benefits and costs of the Head Start program
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The benefits and costs of Head Start
A discussion of issues related to the measurement of the benefits and costs of the Head Start program
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The benefits and costs of Head Start
A discussion of the long-term benefits and costs of Head Start and state prekindergarten programs
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Buenos dias! Good morning!: Implementing dual language programs in Illinois
A discussion of dual language education programs in Illinois
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Building a seamless learning continuum: The role of leadership in bridging the gaps between early childhood and K-12 education systems
An inquiry into the role of early childhood program directors and elementary principals in the integration of children’s early childhood and elementary school experiences, based on responses from 608 program directors and principals in Illinois
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Building a seamless learning continuum: The role of leadership in bridging the gaps between early childhood and K-12 education systems [Executive summary]
A summary of an inquiry into the role of early childhood program directors and elementary principals in the integration of children’s early childhood and elementary school experiences, based on responses from 608 program directors and principals in Illinois
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The Chicago Program Evaluation Project: A picture of early childhood programs, teachers, and preschool-age children in Chicago: Final external report
A study of four-year-old children and their experiences in early childhood education programs in Chicago in the 2006-2007 school year, including children's characteristics and developmental levels, characteristics of early childhood program teachers and classrooms, and children's development over the course of the school year and its relationship to family and classroom characteristics, based on child assessments, teacher interviews, and classroom observations in a representative sample of children and classes
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Child care center directors' experiences with QRIS
A summary of a study of child care center directors' views of child care quality rating and improvement systems and their components, based on interviews with 48 directors from 9 states and a roundtable forum with 15 of the 48 directors
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Child care meets health care: What other states can teach us about insuring the child care workforce in Illinois
An exploration of program models for the provision of health insurance to early childhood workers, and recommendations for the development of a framework to provide health care coverage to early childhood workers in Illinois, based on case studies of programs currently implemented in California, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, and North Carolina
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Child care meets health care: What other states can teach us about insuring the child care workforce in Illinois [Executive summary]
A summary of an exploration of program models for the provision of health insurance to early childhood workers, and recommendations for the development of a framework to provide health care coverage to early childhood workers in Illinois, based on case studies of programs currently implemented in California, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, and North Carolina
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Children enrolled in public pre-K: The relation of family life, neighborhood quality, and socioeconomic resources to early competence
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
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Connecting the dots: Director qualifications, instructional leadership practices, and learning environments in early childhood programs
Highlights of findings from an investigation into the relationship between child care center directors' educational attainment and the quality of instructional leadership and the learning environment in child care centers, based on a sample of 564 child care center directors from 25 states
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Can teacher training in classroom management make a difference for children's experience in preschool?: A preview of findings from the Foundations of Learning demonstration
Preliminary findings from Newark, New Jersey, sites of an implementation and random-assignment impact evaluation of Foundations of Learning (FOL), a preschool teacher training intervention to support children's behavioral and emotional development, that examined FOL effects on children's behavior and classroom management and instruction
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Degrees in context: Asking the right questions about preparing skilled and effective teachers of young children
A discussion of issues related to the education and training of preschool teachers
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Developing a unified performance measurement system
Findings from a study on a comparison of the efficacies of the Early Childhood Environment Rating Scale-Revised (ECERS-R) and the Program Administration Scale (PAS) in the assessment of the quality of early childhood experiences in center-based, Head Start, and a state-funded prekindergarten settings
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Directors and the nonpursuit of NAEYC accreditation: Varying definitions of quality
An overview of a study of 8 early childhood program directors who chose not to pursue accreditation through the National Academy of Early Childhood Programs and the bases for their decisions
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Directors' perceptions about male involvement in early childhood programs
A discussion of the beliefs of directors of early child care and education programs regarding the low levels of male involvement in the programs
Fact Sheets & Briefs
The dynamic relationship between child care work environments and learning environments
A summary of a study of the relationship of the work environments in child care centers to the child care quality in those centers
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Early care and education in Chicago: Bringing families and resources together
An examination of early childhood education and care programs in Chicago, Illinois, and a discussion of challenges in the improvement of the delivery of services to the city’s families
Reports & Papers
Early care and education in Chicago: Bringing families and resources together [Executive summary]
A summary of an examination of early childhood education and care programs in Chicago, Illinois, and a discussion of challenges in the improvement of the delivery of services to the city’s families
Executive Summary
Early childhood education professional development: Training and technical assistance glossary
Definitions of terms related to early childhood education workforce education, training, and technical assistance
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Early childhood program evaluations: A decision-maker’s guide
Guidelines for determining the validity of experimental studies in the field of child care and early education
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