The NIEER report evaluates preschool quality based on 10 standards, two of which Maryland failed to meet. One unmet standard requires assistant teachers to hold a Child Development Associate (CDA ...

Everybody is talking about high quality preschools but few folks know what high quality preschool looks like—especially for literacy development. The following checklist can be used to evaluate ...

Colorado leaders repeatedly pledged that universal preschool would provide high-quality classes, starting when they pitched the program to voters, who approved a nicotine tax in 2020 to help fund it.

Despite decades of research linking high-quality preschool to positive social and academic outcomes, access remains unevenly distributed. A new report lays out a new vision for high-quality preschool ...

The positive effects of high-quality early childhood programs on specific, short- and long-term outcomes for children, families, and communities, have been quantified by numerous research studies ...

The funding for her classroom for next year relies heavily on HB2015. According to Dr. Lupita Hightower, Superintendent in TESD, it is specifically these little learners who need the preschool ...

Experts say high-quality preschool can produce short- and long-term benefits for kids. But the current quality of preschools in Colorado’s universal program is all over the map.

The foundation of a child's future success begins long before they enter a traditional classroom. High-quality preschool programs are one of the most effective investments we can make in our ...

Everybody is talking about high quality preschools but few folks know what high quality preschool looks like—especially for literacy development. The following checklist can be used to evaluate ...

Colorado’s popular universal preschool program has dramatically increased the number of 4-year-olds who get state-funded preschool, but it’s unfolded largely without guardrails to ensure quality.