This document consists of the single 2001 issue of a journal reporting new research in early childhood development conducted by the Frank Porter Graham Child Development Center at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The issue focuses on pre-kindergarten programs, highlighting a recent assessment of the skills of entering kindergartners in North Carolina; a description of how five states established pre-K programs and what other states might learn from this process; a study of preschool programs for children with disabilities; and a survey of state early childhood coordinators regarding readiness assessment. The issue also lists recent publications from the Frank Porter Graham Child Development Center and the National Center for Early Development and Learning. (EV)