Child-staff ratios are a key quality indicator in early childhood education and care (ECEC)
programs. Better ratios are believed to improve child outcomes by increasing opportunities …

Parents, professionals, and policymakers agree that quality is crucial for early education. But
precise, consistent, and valid definitions of quality have been elusive. In this article, Robert …

As states, districts, and schools transition toward more rigorous educator evaluation
systems, they are placing additional weight on judgments about educator practice. Since …

High levels of maternal employment in the United States and throughout the world have led
to substantive changes in the rearing of infants and young children (Waldfogel, 2002) …

The early years are a critical period for setting children up for school and life. For Black
children who are exposed to adversities before and after birth, early childhood education …

Research Findings: This exploratory study identified preschool teacher quality profiles in
early childhood education settings using 9 indicators across teachers' professional …

It has become normative for children to attend some type of early education before entering
kindergarten; yet, gaps in enrollment suggest that children from low-income families, who …

Policy-makers wanting to support child development can choose to adjust the quantity or
quality of publicly funded universal pre-school. To assess the impact of such changes, we …

Participation in non‐parental child care arrangements is now the norm for preschool‐age
children in the US However, child care services are becoming increasingly expensive for …

In an effort to enhance the quality of early childhood education (ECE) at scale, nearly all US
states have recently adopted Quality Rating and Improvement Systems (QRIS). These …