This article compares early childhood enrichment programs that promote social mobility for
disadvantaged children within and across generations. Instead of conducting a standard …

Children vary extensively in their language skills at school entry, and a substantial part of
this variation is due to disparities in language exposure prior to school. Because these …

Practice and policy in early childhood education rely heavily on professional expertise and
guidelines developed from research on early care and education (ECE) quality, but these …

High-quality early care and education for children from birth to kindergarten entry is critical to
positive child development and has the potential to generate economic returns, which …

This study examined associations between participation, intensity (hours per week), duration
(months attended), and total dosage (total hours attended) in early childhood education …

Across the lifespan, learners have to tackle the challenges of learning new skills. These
skills can range from abilities needed for survival, such as learning languages, learning to …

Racial disparities in educational outcomes start early in childhood and persist through
adulthood. High quality Early Care and Education (ECE) programs tend to show benefits for …

The number of dual-language learners (DLLs) from low-income backgrounds who attend
early education programs in the US is rapidly increasing, leading to a need for research that …

Educare is a birth to age 5 early education program designed to reduce the achievement
gap between children from low‐income families and their more economically advantaged …

This study investigated the vocabulary development of children (N= 547) from linguistically
and socioeconomically diverse classrooms in Germany from age 3 in preschool to age 7 in …