Early Childhood Education

Resources

Additional resources—beyond those listed here—can be found by searching our Resources Database. Listed below are some of the items on Early Childhood Education that can be found in our database. Related search terms such as 'preschool' may identify additional resources, including those that have been added recently.

Publications

Behrman, R.E. (Ed.). (2001, Spring/Summer). Caring for infants and toddlers. The Future of Children, 11(1). Retrieved April 10, 2002. Available: www.futureofchildren.org/pubs-info2825/pubs-info.htm?doc_id=79324

Barnett, W. S., Lamy, C., & Jung, K. (2005, December). The effects of state prekindergarten programs on young children's school readiness in five states. The National Institute for Early Education Research. Retrieved July 14, 2006. Available: nieer.org/resources/research/multistate/fullreport.pdf

Carr, M. (2001). Assessment in early childhood settings: Learning stories. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc.

Hinkle, D. (2000). School involvement in early childhood. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Education. Retrieved July 7, 2006. Available: www.ed.gov/pubs/schoolinvolvement/index.html

Karoly, L. A., Kilburn, M.R. & Cannon, J. S. (2005). Early childhood interventions: Proven Results, Future Promise. RAND Corporation. Retrieved July 14, 2006. Available: www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/2005/RAND_MG341. sum.pdf

Kids count data book. (current year). Baltimore: The Annie E. Casey Foundation. http://www.kidscount.org.

West, J., Denton, K., and Germino-Hausken, E. (2000). America's kindergartners: Findings from the early childhood longitudinal study, kindergarten class of 1998-99, Fall 1998. Jessup, MD: US Department of Education. Retrieved May 1, 2002. Available: nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2000070.

Web Sites

The Future of Children has as its primary purpose the dissemination of timely information on major issues related to children's well-being.

The National Institute for Early Education Research (NIEER) supports early childhood education initiatives by providing objective, nonpartisan information based on research.

National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) is the nation's largest and most influential organization of early childhood educators and others dedicated to improving the quality of programs for children from birth through third grade.

National Institute on Early Childhood Development and Education sponsors comprehensive and challenging research in order to help ensure that America's young children are successful in school and beyond and to enhance their quality of life and that of their families.

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