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

NIEER Research


Assistant Teachers in State-funded Preschool Programs


Type: Research Report

The Effects of a Project and Play-Based Early Education Program on Medium Term Developmental Trajectories of Young Children in a Low-Income Setting


Type: Research Report

Potential Inclusion of Outdoor Preschool in State Funded Programs


Type: Research Report
Alex Kilander

Unworthy Wages: State-Funded Preschool Teacher Salaries and Benefits


Type: Research Report
Topic: Economics and Finance, Infant and Toddler Care, Workforce

Activity settings, content, and pedagogical strategies in preschool classrooms: Do these influence the interactions we observe?


Type: Journal Article
Milagros Nores, Allison Friedman-Krauss, and Alexandra Figueras-Daniela
Early Childhood Research Quarterly

A Time Use Study of Site Support Personnel in New York City’s UPK Program: Final Report to the Foundation for Child Development


Type: Research Report
Topic: Workforce

The Impact of the Pandemic on Academic Support for Preschoolers: Key Takeaways from a New Jersey District-Level Survey


Type: Research Report
Milagros Nores & Erin Harmeyer

The Total Economic Impacts of Philadelphia’s Beverage Tax


Type: Research Report
Michael L. Lahr, Ye Yao, Da Fei, and Annie Lee

The Total Economic Impact of Philadelphia’s Beverage Tax


Type: Policy Brief
Michael L. Lahr, Ye Yao, and Milagros Nores

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