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

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Research on economic benefits and costs of quality preK programs and facilities

Research Reports

The State of Preschool 2011: On the Edge of a Crisis


Preschool Education as an Educational Reform: Issues of Effectiveness and Access


W. Steven Barnett

Policy Brief – Improving Public Financing For Early Learning Programs


Financing Early Childhood Education Programs: State, Federal, and Local Issues


Early Education Enrollment and Expenditure Patterns 1995-2005


Investing in Young Children: New Directions in Federal Preschool and Early Childhood Policy


Funding cuts to state-funded prekindergarten programs in FY10 & 11


2009 State Preschool Yearbook Webinar


Video – Preschool: America’s Best Investment


Policy Brief – Does Preschool Education Policy Impact Infant/Toddler Care?


Stimulus Should Leave No Preschoolers Behind


And a Little Child Shall Lead Them–Economic Recovery in 3 Easy Steps


William S. Barnett

Policy Brief – Federal Early Childhood Policy Guide For The First 100 Days


Why Governments Should Invest in Early Education


Partnering for Preschool


Comparative benefit-cost analysis of the Abecedarian program and its policy implications


W.S. Barnett and Leonard N. Masse

Commentary on “Implementing New York’s Universal Pre-Kindergarten Program: An Exploratory Study of Systemic Impacts”


Debra J. Ackerman

Policy Brief – Who Goes to Preschool and Why Does it Matter? (Updated)


New State Research on Highly Effective Pre-K


Policy Brief – Building Early Childhood Facilities: What States Can Do to Create Supply and Promote Quality


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