Early Childhood Education

Pre-K and Kindergarten Enrollment by County
Pennsylvania Department of Education

PA Pre-K Counts End of Year Report 2008-2009
Pennsylvania Department of Education, October 2009

2009 School Readiness Report
Pennsylvania Partnerships for Children, October 2009

PA Pre-K Counts Showing Results for Pennsylvania Children
Pennsylvania Department of Education, March 2009

The State of the Child in Pennsylvania – 2008
A statistical report from Pennsylvania Partnerships for Children

The Impact of Early Learning Partnerships: Indicators of Progress for Pre-K Counts in Pennsylvania
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
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

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

National Reports

Kids Count Databook 2009
Published by the Annie E. Casey Foundation

Funding the Future: States’ Approaches to Pre-K Finance 2008 Update
Pre-K Now, February 2008

Policy Framework: Charting Progress for Babies in Child Care
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

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 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