High‐quality early care and education (ECE) programs are thought to increase opportunities
for all children to succeed in school, but recent findings call into question whether these …

The foundations for successful child development are established in early childhood. Two
main policy approaches for strengthening these foundations have been subsidized …

This meta-analysis summarized the effects of universal and targeted social and emotional
learning (SEL) interventions in 48 studies on the development of social and emotional skills …

Recent accounts suggest that accountability pressures have trickled down into the early
elementary grades and that kindergarten today is characterized by a heightened focus on …

We assessed impacts on classroom quality and on 5 child language and behavioral
outcomes of a 2-year teacher professional-development program for publicly funded …

This report considers the Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) curriculum
throughout Europe. It explores the official curriculum, specified by national or regional …

Quality of teacher–child interactions is central to prekindergarten children's learning. In the
United States, the quality of teacher–child interactions is commonly assessed using the …

The effectiveness of two professional development interventions, each designed to
strengthen teacher-child interactions in preschool classrooms, was tested using a teacher …

The Toolkit provides a practical,“how-to” guide for selection and adaptation of child
development measurements for use in low-and middle-income countries. Users can follow …

Citing valid as well as questionable evidence, both the media and social scientists have for
decades now portrayed the family as an endangered species: evermore citizens opt for …