Research has shown that the first five years play an enormous role in a child’s ongoing development and future success. Since most kids are in a child care or preschool setting while their parents are at work, it’s critical that we invest in a high-quality early education system that provides the experiences kids need for healthy development.
WCCF has released a new report, YoungStar: What Does Recent Research Tell Us. The report looks through the lens of the key objectives for YoungStar when it was launched. The report reviews earlier research on Quality Rating and Improvement Systems (QRIS) by RAND, examines what we learned from the Wisconsin YoungStar validation study,...
“Last year, more than 1,200 researchers signed a consensus statement describing in some detail what quality early care and education looks like and why it’s a sound public investment" wrote W. Steven Barnett in a recent National Institute for Early Education Research (NIEER) newsletter. The ECE Consensus Letter for Researchers is based...
Unfortunately Wisconsin’s most significant home visiting program is facing a 20% cut in federal funding, resulting in a total funding drop from over $12 million to $10.4 million. The cut in Wisconsin’s Family Foundations Home Visiting program is likely to impact 375 families and to cause cutbacks in home visiting programs, according to...
I was browsing the Wisconsin Child Care Administrators Association website and found an intriguing article from the Atlantic magazine, The New Preschool is Crushing Kids. The article, by Erika Christakis, suggests that work is replacing play in early learning settings due to the demands for school readiness results and early reading....
New Research from the Brookings Institution shows significant long-term positive impacts from Head Start, tracking children into adulthood. The new study, The long-term impact of the Head Start program, found that: Head Start improved educational outcomes, with participants showing higher rates of graduation from high school, of...
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