Research Reports and Data: Early Childhood Education and Child Development

I will try to keep this page updated with current research, data and reports on child development and early childhood education. Thus far all citations are less than two years past.

General Research

What Does Research Say About Early Childhood Education?

TWO YEARS IN EARLY CARE AND EDUCATION A Community Portrait of Quality and Workforce Stability- Alameda County, California

Early education may be the answer to keeping kids in school
State Tiered Quality Strategies (TQS), 2004*

Child Care in Poor Communities: Early Learning Effects of Type, Quality, and Stability"

Preschool Teachers' Play Experiences Then and Now

The High/Scope Perry Preschool Study Through Age 40: Summary, Conclusions, and Frequently Asked Questions

The Impact of Early Childhood Leadership Training on Role Perceptions, Job Performance, and Career Decisions

Developmental Research

Imaginary friends great way for kids to express selves

Malnutrition In Early Years Leads To Low IQ And Later Antisocial Behavior

Infants, Children Prefer Sounds Over Pictures And Only Slowly Become Visually Oriented, Studies Find

Toddlers' Imitation Predicts Well-Developed Conscience

Infants Learn To Fill In Perceptual Gaps By 4 Months

UCLA Brain Researchers Uncover New Clues To SIDS

Tufts University Research Shows TV Carries Messages That Influence Infants' Behavior

Autism: Why do some develop then regress?

Infants may offer clues to language development

Researcher Links Storytelling And Mathematical Ability

New Research Provides the First Solid Evidence that the Study of Music Promotes Intellectual Development

Reports and Data

Data on Federal Funding for Early Care and Education by State

Key Facts About American Children

Computer Use in Preschools: Directors' Reports of the State of the Practice

A Policy Primer: Quality Pre-Kindergarten

Current Data on the Salaries and Benefits of the U.S. Early Childhood Education Workforce, 2004 Edition (PDF).

Number of Licensed Child Care Programs by State in 2004

Hispanics and Child Care: The Changing Landscape

Cost of providing quality preschool education to America's 3- and 4-year olds

Sources

Early Childhood Research Quarterly

Early Childhood Research & Practice

Center for the Child Care Workforce

The Trust for Early Education

Science Daily

The National Child Care Information Center

APA

Eureka Alert

Research About
Effective Literacy Instruction

Research and Reports

Cenus data

National Institute for Early Education Research

Copyright 2004 ~Joni Levine