Early learning content standards
A detailed set of guidelines outlining the state standards for Ohio's early childhood education curriculum content and design
Other
Early learning standards framework: Content standards and learning criteria for West Virginia pre-kindergarten (WV pre-k)
A document reviewing developmentally appropriate preschool curriculum to help educators meet the standards of West Virginia Code º18-5-44, a mandate for high quality early education programs for four-year-old and three-year-old children with special needs
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Kids can't wait to learn: Achieving voluntary preschool for all in California
A report summarizing previous research on preschool education and child care outcomes as part of a campaign to help California establish voluntary preschools for all young children
Reports & Papers
Nebraska early learning guidelines for ages 3 to 5: A resource to support young children's development and learning
A detailed set of guidelines for Nebraska's early childhood educators designed to provide information about children's developmental stages and how to promote school readiness
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Contemporary perspectives on language policy and literacy instruction in early childhood education
A collection of discussions on preschool children's language acquisition and early literacy, focusing on literacy and language development of children who are non-native English speakers
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Hawaii preschool content standards: Curriculum guidelines for programs for four-year-olds
A presentation of Hawaii’s School Readiness Task Force’s standards and curriculum guidelines for programs instructing four-year olds focusing on five developmental domains- physical development, health, and safety; personal and social development; communication, language development, and literacy; cognitive development; and creative development- including educational strategies to bolster these domains development
Other
The foundations for high quality pre-kindergarten: What all children need
A fact sheet on why high-quality pre-kindergarten is important and how it can be achieved.
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Building quality, scale, and effectiveness in after-school programs [Executive summary]
A longitudinal evaluation of The After-School Corporation's (TASC) programs examining program quality, program effects on participating students, and which program practices were associated with student success
Executive Summary
A policy primer: Quality pre-kindergarten
A reference manual for early childhood professionals and policy makers providing an overview of issues related to universal early childhood education and care
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The South Dakota early learning guidelines: Draft XII
A document establishing guidelines for preschool children in order to educate early learning professionals in South Dakota about the skills children should have at different developmental levels
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Another step back?: Assessing readiness in Head Start
A critique of the impact of current assessment and accountability measures on Head Start students
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After-school programs: Expanding access and ensuring quality
An analysis of the federal government's involvement afterschool programs, with a review of research on the impacts of afterschool programs, and recommendations to expand access and increase quality.
Other
Family and Child Education (FACE): Family literacy services for American Indians
An overview of the Family and Child Education (FACE) project for American Indian families, which incorporated their culture and language into the family literacy program design.
Other
Family literacy
Highlights of family literacy research and programs
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Montana's early learning guidelines: What children ages three to five need to know, understand, and be able [to] do
A curriculum guide based on developmentally appropriate practices and designed to promote school readiness for young children
Other
Judith P. Hoyer Early Care and Education Enhancement Program evaluation: Final results brief
A summary of an implementation evaluation of the Judith P. Hoyer Early Care and Education Enhancement Program, a Maryland initiative to improve the access to and quality of programs for children from birth to age five, as well as improve child outcomes, through early childhood centers (Judy Centers) and accreditation and professional development grants (Enhancement Grants), based on program administrative data, stakeholder surveys, interviews, and focus groups, child assessments, and direct program observation
Executive Summary
Preschool teaching & learning expectations: Standards of quality
State early learning standards
Reports & Papers
[Review of the book Early years play and learning: Developing social skills and cooperation]
A review of a framework designed to help early childhood educators and providers observe and assess children's play and understand the association between play and cognitive, emotional, and language developments
Book Reviews
Out-of-school settings as a developmental context for children and youth
An overview of existing research on the role of after school programs and structured extracurricular activities in the social development and academic achievement of children and youth
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The teacher of beginning reading
An endorsement of the increased professional development and education of early childhood educators, based upon studies indicating that teachers with substantial professional training are more successful in teaching reading to young children
Other
Home-education: Comparison of home- and school-education children on PIPS baseline assessments
A study comparing the academic performance of home-educated children to school-educated children, using the Performance Indicators in Primary Schools (PIPS) assessment
Reports & Papers
The report of the State Center for Early Childhood Development Advisory Committee on Senate Bill 76: Feasibility of coordinating government-funded child-care programs in a manner that promotes access to child-care programs and results in improved school readiness
A discussion of the current state of early care and education programs in Texas, and how to go about improving the quality of such programs to better promote school readiness
Other
Virtual Y: 2003-2004 program implementation report
An assessment of the services provided through an after school initiative of the YMCA of Greater New York operated in public schools throughout New York City, using survey results from program stakeholders/participants, and including an examination of the relationship among the founding goals of this program, components of this program that signal its quality, and established best practices standards for after school programs
Reports & Papers
Early Childhood Longitudinal Study: Kindergarten Class of 1998-1999, Third Grade [United States]
A nationally representative longitudinal study of early childhood development and educational experiences collecting data on child development and home and school environment.
Data Sets
Building community systems for young children: Early childhood education
A discussion of the importance of early care and education quality, access and parenting education
Fact Sheets & Briefs
