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Direct linkRyutaro Nishi – Childhood Education, 2024
Sozo Kurahashi's (1882-1955) theories, formed from his profound respect for children, have influenced Japanese early childhood education and care (ECEC) practitioners for a long time. They also have influenced the national ECEC curriculum in Japan, which emphasizes the need for a rich environment where children can actively learn and play rather…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Preschool Education, Early Childhood Education, Teaching Methods
Guiomar Martín Domínguez – Interchange: A Quarterly Review of Education, 2024
For many years, the Reggio Emilia approach has been in the spotlight of the international debate on early childhood education, attracting countless devoted followers in preschool centres all over the world and inspiring an ever-increasing amount of pedagogical research. At the heart of this educational philosophy, space is considered a 'third…
Descriptors: Reggio Emilia Approach, Preschool Education, Early Childhood Education, Classroom Environment
Charlene Cobb; Camille L. Z. Blachowicz – Reading Teacher, 2024
Question asked in a preschool/primary teacher PD session on read-alouds: "After our Family Night presentation on home read-alouds, we got so many questions from families and caretakers. How can we give follow-up support?" This teaching guide suggests three simple ideas for supporting parent home-read-alouds with preschool, kindergarten,…
Descriptors: Oral Reading, Preschool Education, Kindergarten, Grade 1
Download full textKing, Pete – American Journal of Play, 2022
The author seeks to expand the notion of the "play cycle," first introduced in 1998, to include the "functional cycle," with its "perceptual cue," touted by Jakob von Uexküll. He also discusses Simon Nicholson's theory of "loose parts" and James J. Gibson's notion of "affordances." He outlines the…
Descriptors: Play, Cues, Affordances, Preschool Education
Christina Weiland; Rebecca Unterman; Susan Dynarski; Rachel Abenavoli; Howard Bloom; Breno Braga; Anne-Marie Faria; Erica Greenberg; Brian A. Jacob; Jane Arnold Lincove; Karen Manship; Meghan McCormick; Luke Miratrix; Tomás E. Monarrez; Pamela Morris-Perez; Anna Shapiro; Jon Valant; Lindsay Weixler – Grantee Submission, 2024
Lottery-based identification strategies offer potential for generating the next generation of evidence on U.S. early education programs. The authors' collaborative network of five research teams applying this design in early education settings and methods experts has identified six challenges that need to be carefully considered in this next…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Program Evaluation, Evaluation Methods, Admission (School)
Christina Weiland; Rebecca Unterman; Susan Dynarski; Rachel Abenavoli; Howard Bloom; Breno Braga; Anne-Marie Faria; Erica Greenberg; Brian A. Jacob; Jane Arnold Lincove; Karen Manship; Meghan McCormick; Luke Miratrix; Tomás E. Monarrez; Pamela Morris-Perez; Anna Shapiro; Jon Valant; Lindsay Weixler – AERA Open, 2024
Lottery-based identification strategies offer potential for generating the next generation of evidence on U.S. early education programs. The authors' collaborative network of five research teams applying this design in early education settings and methods experts has identified six challenges that need to be carefully considered in this next…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Program Evaluation, Evaluation Methods, Admission (School)
Hindman, Annemarie H.; Wasik, Barbara A.; Anderson, Kate – Reading Teacher, 2022
Turn and Talk is widely used in early-grade classrooms, but very little rigorous research or evidence-based guidance has been offered to teachers. In this exploratory paper, we take the first step toward establishing a teacher-friendly discussion on this common technique. After briefly describing the Turn and Talk technique, we first ask: What…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Classroom Communication, Early Childhood Education, Preschool Education
Early Learning Network - University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 2023
Early childhood researchers from across the U.S. came together to form the Early Learning Network (ELN) in 2016 with the mission to identify policies and practices that narrow opportunity gaps and help children maintain early learning success. Early Learning Network teams are excited to share what they have learned--and what it means for early…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Educational Practices, Educational Research, Preschool Education
Gomez, Alejandra Londono; Hardy, Alycia – Center for Law and Social Policy, Inc. (CLASP), 2022
The Build Back Better (BBB) Act's "Birth through Five Child Care and Early Learning Program," would provide access to child care for approximately 20 million children and free universal preschool for 6 million children. The bill's historic investments would also improve the quality of programs, increase pay for providers, and reduce…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Federal Aid, Equal Education, Child Care
Early Learning Network - University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 2023
Early childhood researchers from across the U.S. came together to form the Early Learning Network (ELN) in 2016 with the mission to identify policies and practices that narrow opportunity gaps and help children maintain early learning success. Early Learning Network teams share what they have learned--and what it means for early childhood…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Educational Practices, Educational Research, Educational Policy
Global Partnership for Education, 2023
Early childhood education helps build a strong foundation for learning. GPE works with partner country governments to improve the quality and availability of early education for all, through cross-country exchange of best practices, increased financing and investments and the promotion of laws, policies and advocacy campaigns dedicated to…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Partnerships in Education, International Organizations, Educational Quality
Heller, Rafael – Phi Delta Kappan, 2021
Shantel Meek of the Children's Equity Project talks with Kappan about the challenges facing early childhood education. These include the splintered nature of the system, a lack of funding, and the low status and pay afforded to the early childhood workforce. Although early care programs, such as Head Start, have helped children in poverty,…
Descriptors: Educational Policy, Access to Education, Equal Education, Early Childhood Education
Christina Weiland; Rebecca Unterman; Susan Dynarski; Rachel Abenavoli; Howard Bloom; Breno Braga; Anne-Marie Faria; Erica Greenberg; Brian Jacob; Jane Arnold Lincove; Karen Manship; Meghan McCormick; Luke Miratrix; Tomás E. Monarrez; Pamela Morris-Perez; Anna Shapiro; Jon Valant; Lindsay Weixler – Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University, 2023
Lottery-based identification strategies offer potential for generating the next generation of evidence on U.S. early education programs. Our collaborative network of five research teams applying this design in early education and methods experts has identified six challenges that need to be carefully considered in this next context: (1) available…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Program Evaluation, Evaluation Methods, Admission (School)
Carolyn J. Hill; Rebecca Davis; Mallory Undestad – MDRC, 2024
A robust body of evidence over the past half a century has documented the importance of early childhood experiences for adult outcomes. From maternal prenatal care to early intervention in infancy and toddlerhood, and through high-quality care and educational experiences in the preschool years, support services and programs for families and young…
Descriptors: Program Implementation, School Readiness, Partnerships in Education, Barriers
Australian Children's Education and Care Quality Authority, 2023
This occasional paper is the ninth in a series on the National Quality Framework (NQF). The Education and Care Services National Law and National Regulations govern the minimum standards and requirements that all providers of NQF regulated services must meet, including health and safety requirements. Quality Area 2 of the National Quality Standard…
Descriptors: Child Health, Well Being, Accident Prevention, Injuries
