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

NIEER Research


Impacts of the New Mexico PreK initiative by children’s race/ethnicity


Type: Research Report
Jason T. Hustedt, University of Delaware; Kwanghee Jung, National Institute for Early Education Research, Rutgers University; Allison H. Friedman-Krauss, National Institute for Early Education Research, Rutgers University; W. Steven Barnett, National Institute for Early Education Research, Rutgers University; Gerilyn Slickera, University of Delaware

Review of State School Reopening Plans and Implications and Suggestions for State Funded Pre-K Programs


Type: Policy Brief

NIEER Pre-K Data Snapshot: Pre-K and Kindergarten Entry Assessment (KEA) Alignment: 2018-2019 School Year


Type: Policy Brief
Kate Hodges

The “Why” Behind Kindergarten Entry Assessments


Type: Policy Brief
Karin Garver
Topic: Assessment

Young Children’s Home Learning and Preschool Participation Experiences During the Pandemic


Type: Research Report
Topic: Access

Special Report: How Will The COVID-19 Pandemic Impact Pre-K?


Type: Research Report
Karin Garver

Special Report Access to High-quality Early Education and Racial Equity


Type: Policy Brief
Allison Friedman-Krauss and Steven Barnett

China ECE Policy Response to COVID-19


Type: Research Report
Dr. Lin Li ECNU and Visiting Scholar, NIEER, Rutgers University

Guide to Support Pre-K Expansion: Creating and Supporting a Highly Qualified Workforce during Pre-K Expansion


Type: Policy Brief
GG Weisenfeld and Lori Connors-Tadros
Topic: Access

Guide to Support Pre-K Expansion: Ensuring Adequate Resources for Expanding High Quality Pre-K


Type: Policy Brief
By Lori Connors-Tadros and GG Weisenfeld
Topic: Access

NIEER Pre-K Data Snapshot: State Pre-K Policies: Salary Parity Varies with Teacher Qualifications and Setting


Type: Policy Brief
Karin Garver
Topic: State & Local, Workforce

Seattle Pre-K Program Evaluation


Type: Research Report
Topic: Assessment, Outcomes, State & Local

What is Readiness? Preparing All Children to Succeed in Kindergarten and Beyond


Type: Policy Brief
By Sima Bernstein, W. Steven Barnett and Debra J. Ackerman

State of the science on implementation research in early child development and future directions


Type: Journal Article
Topic: Governance and Accountability, International, Quality and Curriculum

Implementing aeioTU: quality improvement alongside an efficacy study—learning while growing


Type: Journal Article
Topic: International, Quality and Curriculum

Building capacity in health and education systems to deliver interventions that strengthen early child development


Type: Journal Article
Topic: Economics and Finance, Governance and Accountability, International, Workforce

Reporting guidelines for implementation research on nurturing care interventions designed to promote early childhood development


Type: Journal Article
Topic: Quality and Curriculum

Teacher–child relationships in the context of poverty: the role of frequent school mobility


Type: Journal Article
Topic: Assessment, Outcomes, Quality and Curriculum

New Findings on Impact Variation From the Head Start Impact Study: Informing the Scale-Up of Early Childhood Programs


Type: Journal Article
Topic: Federal, Outcomes, Quality and Curriculum

Head Start Teachers’ Professional Development, Well‐being, Attitudes, and Practices: Understanding Changes Over Time and Predictive Associations


Type: Journal Article
Topic: Federal, Workforce