Instruction in Spanish in pre-kindergarten classrooms and child outcomes for English language learners
An examination of the relationship between the language, reading, and math skills of English language learners and both the proportion of instruction in Spanish and observed quality of teacher-child interactions, based on data from 357 Spanish-speaking 4-year-old children who attended state-funded pre-kindergarten programs in 11 states
Reports & Papers
Observations of teacher-child interactions in classrooms serving Latinos and dual language learners: Applicability of the Classroom Assessment Scoring System in diverse settings
A test of the validity of the Classroom Assessment Scoring System (CLASS) for the prediction of academic outcomes and the measurement of social interactions in classrooms with varying compositions of English only and dual language learners, based on a secondary analysis of data collected in 721 prekindergarten classrooms in 11 states
Reports & Papers
Spanish-speaking children's social and language development in pre-kindergarten classrooms
A discussion of the Spanish and English language interactions that Spanish-speaking children experience in the pre-K classroom in relation to their social and cognitive outcomes, based on data from 345 Spanish-speaking students in pre-K programs
Reports & Papers
Measuring teacher-child interactions in linguistically diverse pre-k classrooms
A summary of a test of the validity of the Classroom Assessment Scoring System (CLASS) for the prediction of academic outcomes and the measurement of social interactions in classrooms with varying compositions of English only and dual language learners, based on a secondary analysis of data collected in 721 prekindergarten classrooms in 11 states
Fact Sheets & Briefs
An overview of prekindergarten policy in the United States: Program governance, eligibility, standards and finance
An overview state-funded Pre-K programs with particular attention to enrollment, funding, and program standards and policies
Reports & Papers
A qualitative study of early childhood educators’ beliefs about key preschool classroom experiences
A study of early childhood educators' beliefs about the types of preschool learning experiences that are important for children's kindergarten readiness, based on 11 focus groups in Los Angeles County with 75 educators from publicly-funded and private child care centers and family child care programs
Reports & Papers
Quality of prekindergarten: What families are looking for in public sponsored programs
A description of the meaning of program quality for a representative group of parents of children enrolled in public prekindergarten programs, with a comparison of educators’ and families’ concepts of quality
Other
Classroom dimensions predict early peer interaction when children are diverse in ethnicity, race, and home language
A study of the relationship between children's behaviors with peers and dimensions of the classroom as well as teacher-child relationship quality, based on data from children from diverse race, ethnic, and home language backgrounds that are part of the National Evaluation of Early Head Start
Reports & Papers
Evaluation of the First 5 LA Family Literacy Initiative: Final evaluation report [Executive summary]
A summary of findings from an eight-year process and outcome evaluation of the First 5 LA Family Literacy Initiative, a comprehensive program to promote literacy among low-income families in Los Angeles County, that examines both program characteristics and quality and both child and parent school participation and literacy outcomes
Executive Summary
Evaluation of the First 5 LA Family Literacy Initiative: Final evaluation report
Findings from an eight-year process and outcome evaluation of the First 5 LA Family Literacy Initiative, a comprehensive program to promote literacy among low-income families in Los Angeles County, that examines both program characteristics and quality and both child and parent school participation and literacy outcomes
Reports & Papers
Examining Mexican-heritage children's representations of relationships with mothers and teachers in preschool
An investigation of the differences between representations of the child-mother attachment and representations of the child-teacher attachment among preschool children, and an exploration of the association between children's representations of the child-teacher attachment and teachers' perceptions of their relationship with the children, based on data from a sample of 97 preschool-age Mexican-heritage children from a large urban area
Reports & Papers
Cost, quality and child outcomes in child care centers: Executive summary
A summary of findings from a study of the relationship between child care costs and quality and the concurrent effects of child care quality on children's cognitive and socioemotional outcomes, based on data from licensed community childcare sites in Los Angeles County in California, the Hartford corridor in Connecticut, the Frontal range in Colorado, and the Piedmont region in North Carolina
Executive Summary
Child care program and teacher practices: Associations with quality and children's experiences
An examination of associations between teacher and program practices and quality and observed child behaviors, based on a sample of 260 children from 22 child care programs designed to serve low income children and families of color in Los Angeles and rural North Carolina
Reports & Papers
A qualitative study of early childhood educators' beliefs about key preschool classroom experiences
A study of early childhood educators' beliefs about the types of preschool learning experiences that are important for children's kindergarten readiness, based on 11 focus groups in Los Angeles County with 75 educators from publicly-funded and private child care centers and family child care programs
Reports & Papers
Evaluation of the First 5 LA Family Literacy Initiative: Year 5/6 report
Findings from the fifth and sixth years of the implementation and impact evaluation of the First 5 LA Family Literacy Initiative, a comprehensive program to promote literacy among low-income families in Los Angeles County, that examined program characteristics and quality and child and parent outcomes
Reports & Papers
Evaluation of the First 5 LA Family Literacy Initiative: Final phase I report
Findings from the third and fourth years of the implementation and impact evaluation of the First 5 LA Family Literacy Initiative, a comprehensive program to promote literacy among low-income families in Los Angeles County, that examined program characteristics and quality and child and parent outcomes
Reports & Papers
Parental conceptions of school readiness: Relation to ethnicity, socioeconomic status, and children’s skills
A study of the family demographic characteristics and child skills associated with parental conceptions of school readiness, based on interviews with 452 parents of 4-year-olds enrolled public prekindergarten programs
Reports & Papers
Research report: Early childhood care and education preferences among Latino families in Los Angeles
A study of the child care and early education decisions of Latino families in Los Angeles, including perceptions of the availability of and barriers to child care and early education and family factors associated with these perceptions, based on open-ended, in-depth interviews with parents
Reports & Papers
The preschool instructional context and child-teacher relationships
A study of the relationship between both instructional context and strategies and the quality of child-teacher relationships, based on data from 118 low income, predominantly Latino children and their teachers in early care and education settings in Los Angeles County, California
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Ways with children: Examining the role of cultural continuity in early educators' practices and beliefs about working with low-income children of color
A discussion of three child care studies that use teacher-child ethnic match to examine teacher and program practices in child care programs, associations among teacher-articulated beliefs and practices about families, and young children's processes of forming attachments with caregivers in child care, with an emphasis on center-based child care programs serving primarily low income children of color
Other
Diversity and directions in state pre-kindergarten programs
A survey of the diversity and standards of state-sponsored prekindergarten programs
Reports & Papers
Processes in the formation of attachment relationships with alternative caregivers
An examination of the development of attachment relationships in 10 children, ages 15 to 28 months, living with biological parents who were observed over a 6-month period divided into four periods spaced out over the child’s initial time in child care
Reports & Papers
How do pre-kindergarteners spend their time?: Gender, ethnicity, and income as predictors of experiences in pre-kindergarten classrooms
An examination of the relationships between the proportion of children’s time in various settings, activities, and in teaching interactions and to ethnicity, gender, and family income from classroom observations of 2061 children in 652 state-funded prekindergarten programs in 11 states
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Getting ready for school: An examination of early childhood educators’ belief systems
A study of perceptions of the concept of school readiness among child care providers in Los Angeles County, California
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Diverse pathways in early childhood professional development: An exploration of early educators in public preschools, private preschools, and family child care homes
An examination of patterns of education, training, and mentoring among early childhood educators, based on observations and questionnaire responses of 103 teachers in public and private preschool and family child care settings in Los Angeles, California
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