Early education in the United States: Programs and access
An overview of the types, use, quality standards, and availability of early education in the United States, as well as overviews of public subsidies and policy issues related to several major early education programs
Other
Improving public financing for early learning programs
An overview of public financing sources and models for early care and education services, with recommendations for increasing funding levels and coordination
Other
Increasing the effectiveness of preschool programs
An overview of research on preschool program factors that contribute to program quality and of state preschool program standards, with policy recommendations to increase the effectiveness of preschool programs
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 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
Leave no (young) child behind: Prioritizing access in early childhood education
A discussion of the tradeoffs between funding policies that expand access to early childhood programs and funding those that increase their cost and intensity
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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 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
Improving public financing for early learning programs
An overview of public financing sources and models for early care and education services, with recommendations for increasing funding levels and coordination
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Increasing the effectiveness of preschool programs
A review of research on preschool program factors that contribute to program quality and of state preschool program standards, with policy recommendations to increase the effectiveness of preschool programs
Other
Increasing the effectiveness of preschool programs
A review of research on preschool program factors that contribute to program quality and of state preschool program standards, with policy recommendations to increase the effectiveness of preschool programs
Fact Sheets & Briefs
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
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
B.A. plus: Reconciling reality and reach
A discussion of the advantages and disadvantages of requiring early childhood teachers to hold a bachelor of arts (B.A.) degree, and an outline of alternative and complimentary approaches to educational requirements for early educators
Other
The state of preschool 2008: State preschool yearbook
A summary of 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
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
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New directions for America's early childhood policies
An overview of federal spending on early childhood programs and a summary of a discussion of the success of these programs and policy recommendations for improving them
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Classroom-based intervention as a way to support low-income preschoolers' emotional and behavioral development: Pressing challenges and potential opportunities
An overview and summary of a Chicago School Readiness Project experiment on the effects of a teacher training program on both classroom quality and child behavior in Head Start classrooms
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: 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
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
Low wages = low quality: Solving the real preschool teacher crisis
A discussion of the effects of poor pay and benefits for preschool teachers on educational quality, with recommendations for corrective policy initiatives
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Federal early childhood policy guide for the first 100 days
A discussion of federal early childhood policy recommendations
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Tracking state prekindergarten policy
A description of an effort to track United States state prekindergarten programs, quality standards, and state spending on prekindergarten initiatives
Reports & Papers
