This report considers the Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) curriculum
throughout Europe. It explores the official curriculum, specified by national or regional …

This report considers international research on the impact of Early Childhood Education and
Care (ECEC) provision upon children's development, using studies reported from a wide …

Despite calls to expand early childhood education (ECE) in the United States, questions
remain regarding its medium-and long-term impacts on educational outcomes. We use meta …

Why the United States has developed an economy divided between rich and poor and how
racism helped bring this about. The United States is becoming a nation of rich and poor, with …

Differences in how children develop are substantially linked to differences in children's
learning experiences. As early as 9 months of age, the differential experiences of children …

This paper analyzes the US Lanham Act of 1940, a heavily subsidized and universal child
care program administered during World War II. I first estimate its impact on maternal …

We investigate the persistence of short-term effects of a high-quality school-based pre-
kindergarten program in Tulsa, Oklahoma. We analyze third-grade reading and math scores …

North Carolina's Smart Start and More at Four (MAF) early childhood programs were
evaluated through the end of elementary school (age 11) by estimating the impact of state …

As states have upgraded their commitment to pre‐K education over the past two decades,
questions have arisen. Critics argue that program effects are likely to fade out or disappear …

This study presents evidence pertinent to current debates about the lasting impacts of early
childhood educational interventions and, specifically, Head Start. A group of students who …