Continued impacts of New Mexico PreK on children's readiness for kindergarten: Results from the third year of implementation [Executive summary]
A summary of a study of the impacts of participation in New Mexico PreK, a state-funded preschool program for four-year-old children offered through a variety of public and community-based providers, on children's receptive vocabulary, early literacy, and early math skills at kindergarten entry
Executive Summary
Coordinating America's highly diversified early childhood portfolio
A discussion of the coordination and integration of programs for preschool-age children to produce a more cohesive early childhood system
Other
Creating a qualified preschool teaching workforce part I: Getting qualified: A report on the efforts of preschool teachers in New Jersey's Abbott Districts to improve their qualifications
A survey of the demographics, salaries, and work experiences of New Jersey teachers in the Abbott preschools in low income areas
Reports & Papers
Curriculum decision-making: Dimensions to consider
A framework for decisionmakers to evaluate the appropriateness of curricula for their preschool programs
Other
Debunking the myths: Benefits of preschool
A clarification of research and policy issues surrounding preschool in order to dispel misconceptions and misrepresentations
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Debunking Reroute the preschool juggernaut
A critical commentary on a book exploring the state of children's access to preschool programs and discussing the standards and quality of such programs, with a focus on Head Start and the universal prekindergarten programs in Florida and Oklahoma
Other
A decade of change: Early education enrollment and expenditure patterns 1995-2005
A summary of an examination of patterns of early childhood care and education participation and expenditures and their determinants from 1995-2005, based on data from the nationally representative 1995, 2001, and 2005 National Household Education Surveys
Executive Summary
Degrees in context: Asking the right questions about preparing skilled and effective teachers of young children
A discussion of issues related to the effective education and training of preschool teachers
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Degrees in context: Asking the right questions about preparing skilled and effective teachers of young children
A summary of a discussion of issues related to the education and training of preschool teachers
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Determinants of household participation in Florida's Voluntary Prekindergarten program
A study of the relationship of child and family characteristics, including program awareness, to participation in Florida's publicly funded Voluntary Prekindergarten program, based on a survey of 1,305 randomly selected parents or legal guardians with children aged 4 and 5
Reports & Papers
Determinants of household participation in Florida's Voluntary Prekindergarten program [Executive summary]
A summary of a study of the relationship of child and family characteristics, including program awareness, to participation in Florida's publicly funded Voluntary Prekindergarten program, based on a survey of 1,305 randomly selected parents or legal guardians with children aged 4 and 5
Executive Summary
Does it pay to invest in preschool for all?: Analyzing return-on-investment in three states
A summary of studies in Massachusetts, Ohio, and Wisconsin that estimate the economic costs and benefits of expanding preschool programs to universal enrollment
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Does preschool education policy impact infant/toddler care?
A discussion of trends in infant and toddler child care demand, supply, and quality and state policies associated with quality and supply
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Does preschool education policy impact infant/toddler care?
A discussion of trends in infant and toddler child care demand, supply, and quality and state policies associated with quality and supply
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Early childhood care and education: Enrollment patterns and expenditures over the decade 1995-2005
An examination of patterns of early childhood care and education participation and expenditures and their determinants from 1995-2005, based on data from the nationally representative 1995, 2001, and 2005 National Household Education Surveys
Reports & Papers
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
Other
Early learning scale: Technical report
An account of the development of the Early Learning Scale (ELS), an assessment tool for preschoolers, and an examination of the validity of the instrument, based on data on the training of more than 57 early educators in New Jersey and 51 early educators in South Dakota
Reports & Papers
Early literacy: Policy and practice in the preschool years
A summary of a synthesis of research on early literacy, with early literacy policy recommendations
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Early literacy: Policy and practice in the preschool years
A synthesis of research on early literacy, with early literacy policy recommendations
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Educational effectiveness of a Vygotskian approach to preschool education: A randomized trial
A random assignment experimental evaluation of the effects of Tools of the Mind, a Vygotskian-based curriculum, on the cognitive, linguistic, and socioemotional development of preschool children based on direct assessment and classroom observation
Reports & Papers
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
Reports & Papers
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
Reports & Papers
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 Michigan School Readiness Program on young children's abilities at kindergarten entry
A study on the effects of the Michigan School Readiness Program on language, early literacy and early math skills in children entering kindergarten, part of a larger study on school readiness
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