The Abbott Preschool Program Longitudinal Effects Study (APPLES): Interim report
The interim results through kindergarten of a longitudinal study of the impact of participation in the New Jersey Abbott Preschool Program, a publicly-funded, high-quality preschool program for children in high-poverty school districts, based on classroom observations and direct child assessments
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The Abbott Preschool Program Longitudinal Effects Study (APPLES): Interim report [Executive summary]
A summary of the interim results through kindergarten of a longitudinal study of the impact of participation in the New Jersey Abbott Preschool Program, a publicly-funded, high-quality preschool program for children in high-poverty school districts, based on classroom observations and direct child assessments
Executive Summary
The benefits and costs of Head Start
A discussion of the long-term benefits and costs of Head Start and state prekindergarten programs
Other
Comparative benefit-cost analysis of the Abecedarian program and its policy implications
A longitudinal study of the costs and benefits of the Carolina Abecedarian Project, a preschool program providing intensive education and full-time child care five days a week to children from economically disadvantaged families, with a focus on program expenses and the educational, cognitive, and economic effects on participants, and comparisons to the High Scope/Perry and other preschool programs
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An effectiveness-based evaluation of five state pre-kindergarten programs using regression-discontinuity
A study of the impact of state prekindergarten programs in Michigan, New Jersey, Oklahoma, South Carolina, and West Virginia on children's vocabulary, math, and print awareness skills by comparing children who had completed a year of prekindergarten with nonparticipants who had missed the enrollment age cut-off and were about to start prekindergarten
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The effects of the Arkansas Better Chance program on young children's school readiness
A study of the effects of Arkansas Better Chance, a state-funded child care and early education program for preschool-age children from low-income families, on the literacy, language, and math development of children entering kindergarten
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The effects of the Arkansas Better Chance program on young children's school readiness [Executive summary]
A summary of a study of the effects of Arkansas Better Chance, a state-funded child care and early education program for preschool-age children from low-income families, on the literacy, language, and math development of children entering kindergarten
Executive Summary
Effects of five state prekindergarten programs on early learning
A study of the impact of state prekindergarten programs in Michigan, New Jersey, Oklahoma, South Carolina, and West Virginia on children's vocabulary, math, and print awareness skills by comparing children who had completed a year of prekindergarten with nonparticipants who had missed the enrollment age cut-off and were about to start prekindergarten
Reports & Papers
The effects of the New Mexico PreK Initiative on young children’s school readiness
A study of the effects of the New Mexico PreK initiative on the receptive vocabulary, early literacy, and early math skills of children entering kindergarten, using data from a sample of 886 children from across New Mexico
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The effects of the New Mexico PreK Initiative on young children’s school readiness
A summary of a study of the effects of the New Mexico PreK initiative on the receptive vocabulary, early literacy, and early math skills of children entering kindergarten, using data from a sample of 886 children from across New Mexico
Executive Summary
Preschool program improves cognitive control
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
Reports & Papers
The state of preschool 2007: State preschool yearbook
An annual review of access, quality, and resources in state-funded preschool programs for children ages three and four, in all 50 states and the District of Columbia, during the 2006-2007 program year, based on a survey of administrators of state-funded preschool programs
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The state of preschool 2007: State preschool yearbook [Executive summary]
A summary of an annual review of access, quality, and resources in state-funded preschool programs for children ages three and four, in all 50 states and the District of Columbia, during the 2006-2007 program year, based on a survey of administrators of state-funded preschool programs
Executive Summary
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
Other
Two-way and monolingual English immersion in preschool education: An experimental comparison
A comparison of the effects of dual language versus monolingual English immersion preschool education programs on children's learning, comparing data from 20 classrooms taught in both English and Spanish, and 16 classrooms taught only in English
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