Early childhood education is at the nexus of basic developmental science, policy research
and analysis, and the applied disciplines of education and prevention science. The field has …

Expulsion is the most severe disciplinary sanction that an educational program can impose.
Results are reported from a national study of 3,898 prekindergarten classrooms (81.0 …

In this study of Oklahoma's universal pre-K program, the authors relied on a strict birthday
eligibility criterion to compare “young” kindergarten children who just completed pre-K to …

Prekindergarten programs are expanding rapidly but evidence on their effects is limited.
Using rich data from Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, we estimate the effects of …

Rates and predictors of preschool expulsion and suspension were examined in a randomly
selected sample of Massachusetts preschool teachers (N= 119). During a 12-month period …

The authors examine black, white, and Hispanic children's differing experiences in early
childhood care and education and explore links between these experiences and racial and …

We discuss the evidence on the effectiveness of preschool programs using results from
three well-known intervention studies: the Chicago Child–Parent Centers, High/Scope Perry …

Although intensive early childhood interventions and high quality preschool programs have
been shown to foster children's school readiness, little is known about the school readiness …

Objective. The objective of this work is to determine how much Hispanics benefit from a high‐
quality pre‐K program and which Hispanic students benefit the most. Methods. Hispanic …

There is increased interest in California and other states in providing universal access to
publicly funded preschool education. In considering such a program, policymakers and the …