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INFORMATION
RESOURCES
Pennsylvania Department of Education
Pre-K Counts
Early Childhood Education Homepage
Standards for Early Childhood Education Programs
Special Education - Early Intervention
Admission to Kindergarten and Beginners
Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare
Head Start
Early Intervention Services
U.S. Department of Education
Early Childhood
Good Start, Grow Smart (Pres. Bush's Early Childhood Initiative)
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Head Start
The Administration for Children and Families
Education Commission of the States
Early Learning Issues Homepage
Pennsylvania Partnerships for Children
Homepage
University of Pittsburgh School of Education
Office of Child Development
Head Start Associations
Pennsylvania Head Start Association
National Head Start Association
Delaware Valley Council for Early Care and Learning
Homepage
Issues PA
Early Childhood Education
National Association for the Education of Young Children
Homepage
National Institute for Early Education Research
Homepage
The Build Initiative
Homepage
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
The Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute
Western Illinois University
The Center for Best Practices in Early Childhood Education
Foundation for Child Development
Homepage
Early Childhood Workforce
Homepage
University of Michigan
Center for the Improvement of Early Reading Achievement
University of Maine
Early Childhood Education On Line LISTSERV
Tennessee Department of Education
Smart from the Start Initiative
The World Bank Group
Early Child Development
Northwest Educational Technology Consortium
Technology in Early Childhood Education
RESEARCH
& REPORTS [Top]
Pennsylvania Reports
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Pennsylvania Reports
The Impact of Early Learning Partnerships: Indicators of Progress for Pre-K Counts in Pennsylvania NEW!
Research conducted by the SPECS Program Evaulation Research Team from Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC and the UCLID Center at the University of Pittsburgh, April 2008
The State of Preschool 2007: Pennsylvania Profile
Full Report NEW!
National Institute for Early Education Research, March 2008
Head Start and Pre-Kindergarten in Pennsylvania: An Investment
in Crime Prevention
Fight Crime, Invest in Kids Pennsylvania, June 2006
Invest Now or Pay More Later: Early Childhood Education Promises
Savings to Pennsylvania School Districts
Pennsylvania Department of Education, March 2006
The Cost Savings to Special Education from Pre-Schooling in
Pennsylvania
Research conducted by Dr. Clive Belfield, Assistant Professor of Economics,
Queens College, City University of New York, for the Pennsylvania
Department of Education, October 2005
Losing Ground in Pennsylvania Early Childhood Education
Click here to access the National "Losing Ground" report.
Research by the Economic Policy Institute, Keystone Research
Center, and the Foundation for Child Development, September 2005
School Readiness in Pennsylvania - School Readiness Indicators
2005
Pennsylvania Partnerships for Children, August 2005
The State of the Child in Pennsylvania - 2004
A statistical report from Pennsylvania Partnerships for Children
Every Child, Every School: Success from the Start
A report from Pennsylvania Partnerships for Children
From
Building Blocks to Books: Learning for Children from Birth through
8 in Pennsylvania
A report from Pennsylvania Partnerships for Children
Miles to Go: The Well-Being of Pennsylvania's Rural Children
A report from Pennsylvania Partnerships for Children
Pennsylvania's Pre-Kindergarten Crisis: A Crime Prevention Tragedy
A report from Fight Crime: Invest in Kids
2001-2002 Pennsylvania Head Start Outcomes Report
A report from the Pennsylvania Head Start Association
The following research was conducted for Gov. Schweiker's Early
Childhood Care and Education Task Force by the Universities
Children's Policy Collaborative:
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Benchmarking Early Care and Education in Pennsylvania: The 2002
Pennsylvania Family Survey
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The State of Early Care and Education in Pennsylvania: The 2002
Higher Education Survey
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A Baseline Report of Early Care and Education in Pennsylvania:
The 2002 Early Care and Education Provider Survey
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From Science to Policy: Research of Issues, Programs and
Policies in Early Care and Education
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Pennsylvania Quality of Early Childhood Settings Study
National Reports
Funding the Future: States' Approaches to Pre-K Finance 2008 Update NEW!
Pre-K Now, February 2008
Policy Framework: Charting Progress for Babies in Child Care NEW!
Center for Law and Social Policy & ZERO TO THREE, January 2008
Elevating the Field: Using NAEYC Early Childhood Program Accreditation to Support and Reach Higher Quality in Early Childhood Programs
National Association for the Education of Young Children, December 2007
Survey on Early Childhood Advisory Councils
National Governors Association Center for Best Practices, December 2007
Preschool: First Findings From the Third Follow-up of the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Birth Cohort
National Center for Education Statistics, October 2007
PNC Study of Early Childhood Education: Home and Classroom: Views
of Parents and Teachers
PNC, August 2007
PNC Study of Early Childhood Education: Public Policy, Economy, Workforce, Funding
PNC, May 2007
Pre-K and Latinos: The Foundation for America's Future
Pre-K Now, July 2006
Age 2: Findings From the 2-Year-Old Follow-up of the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Birth Cohort
National Center for Education Statistics, August 2006
The Economic Promise of Investing in High Quality Preschool:
Using Early Education to Improve Economic Growth and the Fiscal
Sustainability of States and the Nation
Committee for Economic Development, 2006
Is More Better? The Effects of Full-Day vs. Half-Day Preschool
on Early School Achievement
National Institute for Early Education Research, May 2006
Early Learning: Emerging Issues 2006
Education Commission of the States, May 2006
How Much Does Quality Pre-School Cost?
National Institute for Early Education Research, 2006
California's Preschool for All Act (Proposition 82): A Policy Analysis
National Institute for Early Education Research, May 2006
Leadership Matters: Governors' Pre-K Proposals, Fiscal Year 2007
Pre-K Now, May 2006
The Early Reading and Mathematics Achievement of Children Who
Repeated Kindergarten or Who Began School a Year Late
National Center for Education Statistics, May 2006
Initial Results From the 2005 NHES Early Childhood Program
Participation Survey
National Center for Education Statistics, May 2006
The Effects of Investing in Early Education on Economic Growth
The Brookings Institution, April 2006
Fifth Grade: Findings from the Fifth-Grade Follow-Up of the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Kindergarten Class of 1998-99
National Center for Education Statistics, March 2006
Pre-K and Politics 2005
Pre-K Now, March 2006
How Much Does Quality Preschool Cost?
National Institute for Early Education Research, 2006
Early Childhood Interventions: Proven Results, Future Promise
RAND, 2005
The Effects of State Prekindergarten Programs on Young Children's School Readiness in Five States
National Institute for Early Education Research, December 2005
Votes Count: Legislative Action on Pre-K, Fiscal Year 2006
Pre-K Now, November 2005
Child Care and Early Education Arrangements of Infants,
Toddlers, and Preschoolers: 2001
National Center for Education Statistics, November 2005
An Economic Analysis of Four-Year Old Kindergarten in Wisconsin:
Returns to the Education System
Pre-K Now, September 2005
Making the Case: Improving Head Start Teacher Qualifications
Requires Increased Investment
Center for Law and Social Policy, July 2005
Cost of Meeting House and Senate Proposed Head Start Teacher
Qualification Requirements
Center for Law and Social Policy, July 2005
All Together Now: State Experiences in Using Community-Based
Child Care to Provide Pre-Kindergarten
Center for Law and Social Policy, May 2005
Preparing for Success: How Head Start Helps Children with
Disabilities and Their Families
Center for Law and Social Policy, May 2005
Missed Opportunities? The Possibilities and Challenges of
Funding High-Quality Preschool through Title I of the No Child
Left Behind Act
Center for Law and Social Policy, March 2005
Kids Count Databook 2005
Published by the Annie E. Casey Foundation
Pre-Kindergartners Left Behind: Explusion Rates in State Pre-K Systems
By Walter S. Gilliam, Yale University Child Study Center, May 2005
Leading Early Childhood Learning Communities: What Principals Should Know and Be Able To Do
National Association of Elementary School Principals, April 2005
Early Childhood Education for All: A Wise Investment
Legal Momentum's Family Institute and The MIT Workplace Center,
April 2005
From Capitols to Classrooms, Policies to Practice:
State-Funded Prekindergarten at the Classroom Level
National Institute for Early Education Research, March 2005
Making the Most of Kindergarten: Present Trends and Future
Issues in the Provision of Full-Day Kindergarten
National Institute for Early Education Research, March 2005
The Economics of Investing in Universal Preschool Education in
California
RAND, March 2005
Head Start: Comprehensive Approach to Identifying and Addressing
Risks Could Help Prevent Grantee Financial Management Weakenesses
U.S. Government Accountability Office, March 2005
Getting Ready: Findings From the National School Readiness
Indicators Initiative
National School Readiness Indicators Initiative, February 2005
Building the Foundation for Bright Futures: Final Report of the
NGA Task Force on School Readiness
National Governors Association, January 2005
The Productivity Argument for Investing in Young Children
Paper Summary
By Nobel Laureate James Heckman and Dimitriy Masterov,
University of Chicago, December 2004
The High/Scope Perry Preschool Study Through Age 40: Summary,
Conclusions and Frequently Asked Questions
A report from the High/Scope Educational Research Foundation, 2004
What is the Penny Buying for South Carolina? Child Development
Programs for Four-Year-Olds: Longitudinal Studies of Later
Academic Achievement, 1995-1996 through 1999-2000 and 2000-2001
through 2001-2002
South Carolina Department of Education, December 2004
The Effects of Universal Pre-K in Oklahoma: Research Highlights
and Policy Implications: An Executive Summary
By William Gormley, Jr., Ted Gayer, Deborah Phillips, and
Brittany Dawson, Georgetown University, November 2004
Exceptional Returns: Economic, Fiscal, and Social Benefits of
Investment in Early Childhood Development
A report from the Economic Policy Institute, October 2004
Quality Pre-Kindergarten for All: State Legislative Report
A report from the Trust for Early Education, September 2004
Prekindergarten: Four Selected States Expanded Access by Relying
on Schools and Existing Providers of Early Education and Care to
Provide Services
A report from the U.S. General Accounting Office, September 2004
Preschool for California' Children: Promising Benefits, Unequal
Access
A policy brief by Policy Analysis for California Education and
the University of California Linguistic Minority Research
Institute,
September 2004
National Kindergarten Teacher Survey 2004
Results from a poll conducted by Mason-Dixon Polling & Research
for Fight Crime: Invest in Kids, August 2004
From Kindergarten Through Third Grade: Children's Beginning
School Experiences
A report from the National Center for Education Statistics,
July 2004
Full-day and Half-day Kindergarten in the United States:
Findings from the Early Childhood Longitudnal Study, Kindergarten
Class on 1998-99
A report from the National Center for Education Statistics,
June 2004
The Early Childhood Challenge: Preparing High-Quality Teachers
for a Changing Society
A report from the American Association of Colleges for Teacher
Education, June 2004
Closing the Achievement Gap: Removing the Barriers to Preschool
in Connecticut
A report from the Connecticut Department of Education, 2004
State-Funded Pre-Kindergarten: What the Evidence Shows
A report from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, December 2003
Bachelor's Degrees Are Best: Higher Qualifications for Pre-Kindergarten
Teachers Lead to Better Learning Environments for Children
Published by the Early Education Trust, 2003
Prekindergarten in U.S. Public Schools: 2000-2001
A report from the National Center for Education Statistics
Young Children's Access to Computers in the Home and at School
in 1999 and 2000
A report from the National Center for Education Statistics
The Role Of States And The Federal Government In Promoting
Prekindergaren and Kindergarten
A report from the Foundation for Child Development, April 2001
Universal Preschool: Much to Gain but Who Will Pay?
A report from the Foundation for Child Development, October
2002
Universal Prekindergarten in Georgia: A Case Study of Georgia's
Lottery-Funded Pre-K Program
A repoort from the Foundation for Child Development, August
1999
Inequality at the Starting Gate
An analysis of a U.S. Department of Education survey of beginning
kindergartners, conducted by The Economic Policy Institute
Set for Success: Building a Strong Foundation for School Readiness
Based on the Social-Emotional Development of Young Children
Published by the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation
Supporting Early Childhood Initiatives: Legislative Strategies
for Everyday People
Published by The Finance Project, June 2003
PENNSYLVANIA LEGISLATION [Top]
Senate Bills
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House Bills
House Bill 52 (Rep. Michael O'Brien)
Limits kindergarten class size to 20 students.
Archived Legislation
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here to review Early Childhood Education related
legislation introduced during the 2005-2006 Legislative
session.
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legislation introduced during the 2003-2004 Legislative
session.
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