National Institute for Early Education Research
National Institute for Early Education Research

NIEER Research


How did the Covid-19 pandemic impact child care use among infants and toddlers in New Jersey?


Type: Policy Brief
Allison Friedman-Krauss, W. Steven Barnett, & Zijia Li

Impacts of the Pandemic on Young Children and their Parents: Initial Findings from NIEER’s May-June 2021 Preschool Learning Activities Survey


Type: Research Report
Kwanghee Jung and W. Steven Barnett

Including Family Child Care in State and City-funded Pre-K Systems: Opportunities and Challenges


Type: Research Report
GG Weisenfeld and Ellen Frede

Who Would Attend UPK?


Type: Policy Brief
W. Steven Barnett and Kwanghee Jung
Topic: Universal and Targeted

Reviewing the Research Base from 1985-2020: Infant and Toddler Child Care and At-Risk Children’s School Readiness


Type: Research Report
Debra J. Ackerman, PhD
Topic: Infant and Toddler Care

Universal Pre-K: 5 FAQs


Type: Policy Brief

Ideas and Inspiration for Targeting Federal American Recovery Act Funds to Early Childhood Education


Type: Policy Brief
Lori Connors-Tadros, Rolf Grafwallner, and Mandy Sorge

Executive Summary – Effective State Offices of Early Learning: Structural Features, Enabling Conditions, and Key Functions in Four States


Type: Research Report
Lori Connors-Tadros, Kaitlin Northey, Ellen Frede, Katherine Hodges, and Tracy Jost

Effective State Offices of Early Learning:  Structural Features, Enabling Conditions, and Key Functions in Four States


Type: Research Report
Lori Connors-Tadros, Kaitlin Northey, Ellen Frede, Katherine Hodges, and Tracy Jost

Taking Stock of City Pre-K Quality Policy and Practice: A Framework


Type: Policy Brief

City Funding Strategies to Support Public Pre-K Programs


Type: Policy Brief

Effects of New Jersey’s Abbott preschool program on children’s achievement, grade retention, and special education through tenth grade


Type: Research Report

Fact Sheet – New Jersey Abbott Preschool Program Longitudinal Effects Study through Grade 10 (APPLES-10)


Type: Policy Brief

Funding High-Quality Pre-K for All


Type: Policy Brief
Karin Garver
Topic: Access, Economics and Finance

Guide to Support Pre-K Expansion: Advocating for High-Quality Preschool


Type: Policy Brief
GG Weisenfeld
Topic: Access

Impacts of Covid-19 on Preschool Enrollment and Spending


Type: Policy Brief
GG Weisenfeld
Topic: Economics and Finance

What Do We Know About Infant and Toddler Care in New Jersey?


Type: Policy Brief
W. Steven Barnett
Topic: Infant and Toddler Care

Who Cares for Infants and Toddlers? Change from 2012 to 2019 and its Implications


Type: Policy Brief
W. Steven Barnett & Zijia Li
Topic: Infant and Toddler Care

Exploring the Cost of High-Quality Infant and Toddler Care in New Jersey


Type: Policy Brief
Karin Garver
Topic: Economics and Finance, Infant and Toddler Care

Seven Impacts of the Pandemic on Young Children and their Parents: Initial Findings from NIEER’s December 2020 Preschool Learning Activities Survey


Type: Research Report