National Institute for Early Education Research
National Institute for Early Education Research
2020 State of Preschool Yearbook

NIEER Research


The High/Scope Perry Preschool Program: Cost-Benefit Analysis Using Data from the Age-40 Follow-Up


Type: Journal Article
Topic: Economics and Finance, Outcomes

Strategies in Pursuit of Pre-K Teacher Compensation Parity:


Type: Research Report
Topic: Economics and Finance, State & Local, Workforce

Getting Qualified: A Report on the Efforts of Preschool Teachers in New Jersey’s Abbott Districts to Improve their Qualifications


Type: Research Report
Sharon Ryan Ph.D. and Debra J. Ackerman
Topic: Governance and Accountability, Quality and Curriculum, State & Local, Workforce

Getting the Facts Right on Pre-K and the President’s Prek-K Proposal


Type: Policy Brief
W. Steven Barnett, Ph.D.
Topic: Economics and Finance, Federal, Outcomes, Universal and Targeted

Preschoolers’ Executive Function: Importance, Contributors, Research Needs and Assessment Options


Type: Research Report
Debra J. Ackerman and Allison Friedman-Krauss, Ph.D.

In Pursuit of Pre-K Parity


Type: Policy Brief
Marcy Whitbook, Ph.D. and Caitlin McLean, Ph.D.
Center for the Study of Child Care Employment
Topic: Economics and Finance, State & Local, Workforce

Teacher Compensation Parity Policies and State-Funded Pre-K Programs


Type: Research Report
W. Steven Barnett, Ph.D. and Richard Kasmin
Topic: Economics and Finance, State & Local, Workforce

Brookings Institution: The Current State of Scientific Knowledge on Pre-Kindergarten Effects


Type: Research Report
Brookings Institution
Topic: Economics and Finance, Outcomes, Quality and Curriculum

State(s) of Head Start


Type: Research Report
W. Steven Barnett, Ph.D. and Allison H. Friedman-Krauss, Ph.D.
Topic: Access, Assessment, Federal, Quality and Curriculum

Funding Landscape for Preschool with a Highly Qualified Workforce


Type: Policy Brief
W. Steven Barnett, Ph.D. and Richard Kasmin
Topic: Economics and Finance, Workforce

Examining Quality in Two Preschool Settings: Publicly Funded Early Childhood Education and Inclusive Early Childhood Education Classrooms


Type: Research Report
Christina Yeager Pelatti, Jaclyn M. Dynia, Jessica A. R. Logan, Laura M. Justice, Joan Kaderavek

Public Pre-K Financial Landscape


Type: Research Report
Richard Kasmin
Topic: Economics and Finance, Federal

Implementing 15 Essential Elements for High Quality: A State and Local Policy Scan


Type: Policy Brief
W. Steven Barnett, G.G. Weisenfeld, Kirsty Clarke Brown, Jim Squires, and Michelle Horowitz
Topic: Access, Assessment, Economics and Finance, Federal, Governance and Accountability, Quality and Curriculum, State & Local

How Much Can High-Quality Universal Pre-K Reduce Achievement Gaps?


Type: Research Report
Topic: Access, Outcomes, Quality and Curriculum

Response to The Early Learning Collaborative Act of 2013: Evaluation of the Operations and Effectiveness of the Program


Type: Research Report
Allison Friedman-Krauss, Ph.D.
Topic: State & Local, State Pre-K Evaluations

Responses to Top Concerns about Common Core State Standards


Type: Policy Brief
Kirsty Clarke Brown, Editor
Topic: Quality and Curriculum

Technical Report: Kindergarten Early Learning Scale


Type: Policy Brief
Shannon Riley-Ayers, Kwanghee Jung, & Jorie Quinn
Topic: Assessment, Outcomes, Quality and Curriculum

Fact Sheet: The Abbott Preschool Program Longitudinal Effects Study (APPLES)


Type: Research Report
Topic: Outcomes, Quality and Curriculum, State & Local, State Pre-K Evaluations

The State of Infant-Toddler Care and Education in New Jersey


Type: Research Report
Judith M. Y. Alexandre, Natalie Makow, Kwanghee Jung, Steve Barnett
Topic: Access, Quality and Curriculum

Expanding Access to Quality Pre-K is Sound Public Policy


Type: Research Report
Topic: Access, Economics and Finance, Outcomes, State & Local, Universal and Targeted