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

NIEER Research


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

Connecticut Preschool Special Education Needs Assessment


Type: Research Report
Allison Friedman-Krauss, Ph.D., Karin Garver, Milagros Nores, Ph.D., Zijia Li, Ph.D., and Charles Whitman
Topic: Special Education, State & Local

Corona pandemic in the United States shapes new normal for young children and their families


Type: Journal Article
W. Steven Barnett, Rolf Grafwallner & Georgenne G. Weisenfeld
European Early Childhood Education Research Journal

An exploratory study of the use of time diaries to understand young children’s experiences during the pandemic


Type: Research Report
Milagros Nores