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Join Home Grown and the Pre-K in Family Child Care Project Team (Erikson Institute, University of Delaware, and University of North Carolina Equity Action Research Coalition) and NIEER for the 🏠 Advancing Equity in Pre-K Systems: Empowering Family Child Care Providers & Families Webinar! 🧒🏡
📅 Thursday, August 10, 2023, 1:30PM ET
🔍 Join NIEER Assistant Research Professor Erin Harmeyer and Senior ECE Policy Specialist GG Weisenfeld, alongside others in a discussion about building a mixed-delivery pre-K system that serves diverse families by including family child care. Our recent study illustrated that fewer than 1% of providers in most pre-K systems are family child care providers. 🌟 We encourage state, county, and city leaders and pre-K advocates at various stages in your journey of including family child care in pre-K systems to join us.
Register here.
Executive Function Skills and Classroom Behaviors of U.S. Prekindergartners with Special Needs
🔍 Discover the Missing Puzzle in Early Learning! 🧩✨A groundbreaking study uncovers striking disparities in executive function (EF) skills among 4-year-old prekindergarten students, notably impacting those with special needs and English language learners (ELL). 📚👧📝
Findings reveal that these children start the academic year with lower EF abilities and show slower progress compared to peers. 💡🚀
Iowa Uses Technology to Reduce Administrative Burden in Child Care
🚀 Iowa Leading the Way in Child Care Innovation! 🌟 Discover how they’re streamlining administrative tasks for child care providers. Opportunities Exchange showcases Iowa’s success in decreasing administrative burden and increasing efficiency in child time and attendance data submission for Child Care Assistance (CCA) reimbursement. 👶💼 With the data bridge between Playground, brightwheel, and KinderTrack (KT) launched by HHS, providers across Iowa are amazed at the ease and time saved.
🕒 Read all about it in the brief “Iowa Leads the Way: How Modern Technology Can Improve Access to High-Quality Child Care.”
NIEER ACTIVITY
🌟 Introducing NIEER’s BELLE Initiative: Empowering Educators of Dual Language Learners!🌈
Our groundbreaking initiative, Building Early Learning Latiné Educators (BELLE), proudly serves Dual Language Learners (DLLs) by promoting Latiné representation in leadership roles. 🤝🎓
Our Goals
1️⃣ Foster a pipeline of Latiné ECE leaders through a culturally and linguistically affirming professional development model, increasing their presence in decision-making positions.
2️⃣ Enhance recruitment and retention of Latiné educators, nurturing a diverse and inclusive workforce.
3️⃣ Elevate the quality of bilingual acquisition support in early childhood education, empowering emergent bilinguals on their learning journey. 🌐📚
Be a part of this transformative movement! Learn more about BELLE and make a lasting impact on early childhood education for Dual Language Learners. 🌟💫
📢 Join the NIEER LinkedIn Community and Ignite Your Passion for Early Childhood Education
Are you an educator, policy maker, researcher or advocate wanting to stay informed about the latest research, policy updates, and innovative practices in the field? Look no further! Join us and drive change: As an influential voice in the field of early childhood education, NIEER wants to network with you to shape policies and practices to positively impact young children’s learning, development, and wellbeing. Join today and be part of a network that is shaping the future of early childhood education.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CHILD CARE AND EDUCATION POLICY
A recent study on the impact of the Leading for Change (LfC) Leadership Development Program found it increased self-perceived leadership abilities and confidence to enact meaningful change.
Publish in the International Journal of Child Care and Education Policy (IJCCEP)
It’s FREE – article processing charges for all articles published in the journal are fully sponsored.
The journal is indexed by Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI) and by Scopus.
All articles are published under the Creative Commons Attribution License 4.0 license. Authors will retain copyright.
ECE RESEARCH
A recent study assesses the cost-effectiveness of the Chicago Parent Program (CPP), a parent training initiative in disadvantaged urban areas. Conducted in 12 Baltimore City Title 1 schools from 2014 to 2017, CPP, costing $937.51 per child, led to a 31.4% reduction in conduct problems. Promising results underscore CPP’s potential for wide adoption.
The Jingle-Jangle of Approaches to Learning in Prekindergarten: a Construct with Too Many Names
A study of the ‘Approaches to Learning’ (AtL) concept finds lack of standardization due to various interpretations and methodologies, especially for prekindergarten children. It identifies a ‘jingle fallacy’ from diverse characteristics ascribed to AtL and a ‘jangle fallacy’ from using different terms for similar constructs.
An Arkansas study finds a decline in early care centers accepting child care subsidies, limiting access for low-income families. Mixed methods research reveals factors like provider characteristics and state policies influencing decisions. The center’s operational and financial structure also plays a key role. The study offers insights for policymakers to formulate strategies promoting subsidy acceptance, expanding access for disadvantaged children.
A study conducted in Belgium explores late-career teachers’ engagement in professional learning activities within the context of early childhood education. The study uncovers key personal resource factors and their moderating role, providing valuable insights to improve professional development programs and support systems for late-career teachers in early childhood education.
OPPORTUNITIES AND JOB OPENINGS
Research Manager, Early Childhood Policy
Managing Director – Early Care and Education Systems, Afton Partners
Senior Policy Analyst, Early Childhood Education, New America
Exec Director, Early Childhood Operations, Policy & Strategy Maryland Department of Education