Promoting children's social and emotional development through high-quality preschool
A compilation of data on the relationship between social and emotional development and high-quality preschool program participation in children
Fact Sheets & Briefs
The state of preschool 2008: State preschool yearbook
An annual review of access to, quality in, and resources devoted to state-funded preschool programs for three- and four-year-old children in all 50 states during the 2007-2008 program year, based on a survey of administrators of state-funded preschool programs
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
Reports & Papers
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
The state of preschool: 2005 state preschool yearbook
An annual review of access, quality, and resources in state funded preschool programs for children aged 3 and 4, in all 50 states and the District of Columbia, during the 2003-2004 program year
Reports & Papers
The state of preschool 2009: State preschool yearbook
An annual review of access to, quality in, and resources devoted to state-funded preschool programs for 3- and 4-year-old children in all 50 states and the District of Columbia during the 2008-2009 program year, based on a survey of administrators of state-funded preschool programs
Reports & Papers
The state of preschool 2011: State preschool yearbook
An annual review of access to, quality in, and resources devoted to state-funded preschool programs for 3- and 4-year-old children in all 50 states and the District of Columbia during the 2010-2011 program year, based on a survey of administrators of state-funded preschool programs
Reports & Papers
The state of preschool: 2006 state preschool yearbook
An annual review of access, quality, and resources in state funded preschool programs for children aged 3 and 4, in all 50 states and the District of Columbia, during the 2005-2006 program year
Reports & Papers
The state of preschool 2010: State preschool yearbook
An annual review of access to, quality in, and resources devoted to state-funded preschool programs for 3- and 4-year-old children in all 50 states and the District of Columbia during the 2009-2010 program year, based on a survey of administrators of state-funded preschool programs
Reports & Papers
The state of preschool: 2004 state preschool yearbook
An annual review of access, quality, and resources in state funded preschool programs for children aged 3 and 4, in all 50 states and the District of Columbia, during the 2002-2003 program year
Reports & Papers
The state of preschool 2012: State preschool yearbook
An annual review of access to, quality standards in, and resources devoted to state-funded preschool programs for 3- and 4-year-old children in all 50 states and the District of Columbia during the 2011-2012 program year, based on a survey of administrators of state-funded preschool programs
Reports & Papers
The New Mexico PreK evaluation: Impacts from the fourth year (2008-2009) of New Mexico's state-funded prek program
A study of the impact 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, based on comparisons of assessments of 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
Meta-analysis of the effects of early education interventions on cognitive and social development
A study of the effects of early childhood interventions on children's cognitive development, social development, and school progress, based on a meta-analysis of 123 comparative quasi-experimental and randomized studies published between 1960 and 2000
Literature Review
Early childhood education
A compendium of the benefits of early childhood education and care to children and society at large, with recommendations for improving quality
Other
Pre-kindergarten in eleven states: NCEDL's Multi-State Study of Pre-Kindergarten and study of State-Wide Early Education Programs (SWEEP): Preliminary descriptive report
An outline of key descriptive findings about the characteristics of prekindergarten children and their families, teachers and their classes, classroom quality, and academic assessments, from the Multi-State Study of Pre-Kindergarten and the Study of State-Wide Early Education Programs (SWEEP)
Reports & Papers
Promoting children's social and emotional development through preschool
A policy report discussing preschool children's socioemotional development, the role it plays in school readiness, and characteristics needed for preschool programs to enhance children's development
Other
The New Mexico PreK evaluation: Results from the initial four years of a new state preschool initiative: Final report
An evaluation of the quality, economic impact, and parent provider perceptions of New Mexico’s prekindergarten program, and an examination of the influence of the program on children’s academic achievements, based on data on participants in the program from the 2005-2006 through 2007-2008 academic school year
Reports & Papers
The state of preschool: 2003 state preschool yearbook
The first of a series of annual reviews of access, quality, and resources in state funded preschool programs for children aged 3 and 4, in all 50 states and the District of Columbia, during the 2001-2002 program year
Reports & Papers
Investing in young children: New directions in federal preschool and early childhood policy
A discussion of the success of early childhood programs, including Early Head Start, Head Start, and home visiting programs, and policy recommendations for improving them
Other
Early childhood programs and success in school: The Abecedarian Study
An analysis of the academic outcomes of low income children participating in the Carolina Abecedarian Project, an intensive early intervention
Reports & Papers
Long-term effects of early childhood programs on cognitive and school outcomes
An exploration of the relationship between participation in an early childhood program and children’s outcomes, based on a literature review of 36 studies of model demonstration projects and large-scale programs involving low-income children
Other
Prepared for kindergarten: What does ''readiness'' mean?
A policy report on school readiness, discussing varying definitions, educational policies, assessment tests, and preschool state funding
Reports & Papers
Early childhood development and social mobility
An examination of the effects of preschool attendance on young children's future social mobility and an argument for public investment in child care and early education programs to increase program attendance and program quality for low income preschool-aged children
Other
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
Longitudinal effects of the Arkansas Better Chance program: Findings from kindergarten and first grade
A study of the relation of participation in Arkansas Better Chance (ABC), a state-funded child care and early education program for preschool-age children from low-income families, to the literacy, language, and math development of children at the beginning and end of kindergarten and at the end of first grade, and a study of classroom quality in the ABC program
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