Investments in early childhood care and education (ECCE) have contributed to a growing
demand for internationally comparable data. Yet data on access to quality ECCE are not …

Young children who enter school without sufficient social and emotional learning (SEL) skills
may have a hard time learning. Yet early childhood educators say they don't get enough …

How does literacy develop in children's early years, and what programs or practices promote
adequate literacy for all children? These are the questions Catherine Snow and Timothy …

We assessed impacts on classroom quality and on 5 child language and behavioral
outcomes of a 2-year teacher professional-development program for publicly funded …

This study used a prospective longitudinal sample of American children from the National
Institute of Child Health and Human Development Study of Early Child Care and Youth …

Abstract Pre-kindergarten (Pre-K) improves the school readiness of all children, but less is
known about whether associations between enrollment in Pre-K and different indicators of …

We used a randomized, controlled study to evaluate a government program in Malawi,
which aimed to support child development by improving quality in community-based …

A large body of literature demonstrates that different cognitive components related to
executive function (EF), such as short-term memory, working memory, and response …

Using nationally representative data from the Family and Child Experiences Survey 2009
cohort (n= 2,842), this study examined the implications of 3‐and 4‐year‐old's absences from …

Development in early childhood predicts schooling and labor market outcomes in adulthood.
Many young children are in some form of nonparental childcare, but the quality of this care …