Special Reports
NIEER's Special Reports take a deeper dive into key state-funded preschool policy areas. Data used in these reports come from NIEER's annual State of Preschool survey. Past topics include supports for Dual Language Learners, the preschool workforce, and impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic, to name a few. New reports are periodically added here on different topics.
2026 Help Wanted: Assistant Teacher Policies in State-Funded Preschool
2025 State Policies that Support Full Participation of Preschoolers with Disabilities in State-Funded Preschool
2023 Yearbook Curriculum Supports Brief
2022 Year Book Data Systems Brief #2
2021 Unworthy Wages: State-Funded Preschool Teacher Salaries and Benefits
2021 Covid Data Snapshot
2021 Fact Sheet: Funding High-Quality Pre-K for All
2020 Special Report: The COVID-19 Pandemic’s Impact on Preschool
2020 Special Report: Access to High-Quality Early Education and Racial Equity
2020 The “Why” Behind Kindergarten Entry Assessments
2020 How Will The COVID-19 Pandemic Impact Pre-K?
2020 NIEER Pre-K Data Snapshot: State Pre-K Policies: Salary Parity Varies with Teacher Qualifications and Setting
2019 Special Report: State Preschool Administration
2018 Special Report: Supporting Teachers in State-Funded Preschool
2018 Opportunities & Policies for Young Dual Language Learners
2018 Lead Teacher Workforce: Qualifications, Pay and Parity
2017 Special Report: Supporting Dual Language Learners in State-Funded Preschool
2015 Special Report: Dual Language Learners and Preschool Workforce
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