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What Works in Early Childhood Education Programs?: A Meta-Analysis of Preschool Enhancement Programs
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Joo, Young Sun; Magnuson, Katherine; Duncan, Greg J.; Schindler, Holly S.; Yoshikawa, Hirokazu; Ziol-Guest, Kathleen M. – Early Education and Development, 2020
Research Findings: This study uses data from a comprehensive meta-analytic database of early childhood education (ECE) program evaluations published between 1960 and 2007 in the United States to examine the incremental effects of adding enhancement program components to ECE programs on children's cognitive abilities, pre-academic skills,…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Cognitive Ability, Academic Ability, Child Behavior
The Transition from Child Care to School.
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Clyde, Margaret – 1991
Child care in New Zealand and Australia has become a crucial part of the child-rearing system, and most preschool children spend a prolonged period in at least one away-from-home environment for a substantial part of the day. Because so many preschool children are exposed to a child care environment before entering school, the transition from…
Descriptors: Child Behavior, Child Rearing, Classroom Environment, Day Care
American Indian and Alaska Native Young Children: Findings from the ECLS-K and ECLS-B Baseline Data. Rural Early Childhood Brief Number 4
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National Center for Rural Early Childhood Learning Initiatives - Mississippi State University Early Childhood Institute, 2005
The National Center for Rural Early Childhood Learning Initiatives at Mississippi State University, known as Rural Early Childhood, commissioned the nonpartisan research organization Child Trends to conduct such an analysis of the ECLS-K and ECLS-B baseline data, focusing on selected indicators related to child and family health and socioeconomic…
Descriptors: American Indians, Alaska Natives, Young Children, Rural Population
Joint Preprimary/Child Care Experience: A Challenge for Early Childhood Education.
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Butterworth, Dawn – Australian Journal of Early Childhood, 1996
Examined the effect of child care attendance on young children's social development, in particular the real or perceived difference in behavior of young children coming from long-day care to attend sessions in kindergartens compared with children coming directly from home. Found no significant differences between the two groups. Offers…
Descriptors: Attendance, Child Behavior, Childhood Needs, Day Care