National Institute for Early Education Research

March 5, at 10 AM ET | Somos Crianza, the Latin American Coalition of Networks for Early Childhood, hosts a launch webinar of The Lancet’s new series: Early Childhood Development and the Next 1,000 Days. Hear from NIEER's co-director of research, Milagros Nores, alongside leading experts talking about the benefits and costs of key strategies to support children’s development, the need to provide access to adequate nurturing care, safe and supportive environments with adequate stimulation, protection from physical punishment, adequate nutrition to all children, universal developmental screening, and financial support for vulnerable populations. In this new two-part series on early childhood development, The Lancet focuses on the transition to the ‘next 1,000 days’ of a child’s life course, describing why this developmental period matters, identifying conditions for fostering caring and nurturing environments, risks, and protective factors that shape children’s development. The papers also estimate the number of children who receive adequate nurturing care and examine whether current interventions address children’s needs. https://lnkd.in/eGGMZvDP

Dr. Steven Barnett will be speaking at #SXSWEDU in Austin, Texas, on the panel “A Path Forward: Strengthening Pre-K Across the Nation” on March 4! The panelists will discuss new evidence on long-term benefits of high-quality preschool education, why it matters that every child is reached, and how and where preschool is expanding or stagnating, and quality is being prioritized or undermined. Learn more about the session here: https://bit.ly/4iAY3pF

Seven organizations collaborated to identify four important areas to prepare pre-service providers across disciplines. These are: coordination and collaboration, family-centered practice, evidence-based practice, and professionalism and ethics. View the competencies and supporting documents on ECPC’s website. https://ow.ly/rpG950UP9Vm

🌍 The demand for districts to support multilingual learners' language and concept development continues to grow! As our last SESEBA Institute session sold out, we’re excited to announce that we’ve added one more session this spring! This unique opportunity is designed for instructional coaches and teachers to attend as a team. Don't miss out! 👉 https://lnkd.in/dREvzRBH #MultilingualLearners #ProfessionalDevelopment #SESEBA #Education #TeamLearning 

How do math standards for our youngest children stack up in the Big Ten states? That’s the subject of the latest brief from the Big Ten Early Learning Alliance, “The State of Early Learning Standards for Mathematics in the Big Ten States: The Need for Consistent and Data-Based Expectations.” In the brief, authors David Purpura and Patrick Ehrman of Purdue University look at the alignment in state early learning standards for mathematics in the 14 states that have Big Ten-affiliated universities. The authors map out a set of five mathematical standards and their overlap, as well as offering support for making standards consistent across the states. Click the link below to read the brief. https://lnkd.in/gD32QtKQ #EarlyChildhood #ECE

🌟 Saint Louis shines in Pre-K education! The city's requirement of BA degrees for Lead Pre-K teachers not only sets a standard for quality but also earns a gold medal in @CityHealth's 2023 Pre-K assessment. 🏆 Discover how your city can do the same: https://lnkd.in/eA7yJisW  #SaintLouisKids #PreKQuality

Excited to share that Philadelphia's public pre-K system earned its 3rd consecutive Gold Medal 🥇 in CityHealth's annual (2024) evaluation of high-quality, accessible pre-K. This achievement reflects the growing partnership between the City of Philadelphia, School District of Philadelphia, and state and federal agencies with local early childhood education providers and advocates. Over the last 5 years in Philadelphia, we have: 📈 Expanded free, full-day, pre-K by 5,000+ seats across all 43 ZIP codes via a diverse delivery system of elementary schools, family homes, group centers, and commercial settings. 📋 Doubled the number of high-quality options (now at 96%!), as evaluated by the state's Quality Rating and Improvement System. 💵 Invested $3 million in teacher signing and retention bonuses. 👩🏫 Provided 200+ teachers with trainings THEY asked for... and provided stipends for attending those trainings. 🧭 Made it easier for families to search for and enroll in locations of their choice by launching a unified enrollment platform (freephillyprek.org). 🏗️ Expended $3+ million for facility improvements or expansions to support growth and quality at public preschool locations. 💁♀️ Added a team of mental health consultants and family navigators to help families through the complexities of early intervention. There's plenty more to improve, but the gold-medal groundwork has been laid for the future leaders of our communities, city, state, country, and world. read more here: https://lnkd.in/exXiPdh6

🌟 Boosting Success for Preschool Multilingual Learners! 🌟 Effective budgeting for teacher professional development can create lasting impacts on multilingual learners. The SESEBA offers research-based training that equips your staff with essential strategies tailored for these young learners. With customizable options and flexible scheduling, investing in your educators has never been easier. Empower your team today for a brighter tomorrow! Use the link below to learn more. 👉https://lnkd.in/dM5e7sJr #ProfessionalDevelopment #MultilingualLearners. #EarlyChildhoodEducation #SESEBA

High-quality research, accurate data, transparency, and dissemination of cost-effective strategies are critical for improving education at every level. Federal research support must be strengthened, not reduced, to ensure informed decision-making. The "science of reading" that contributed to our success did not just magically appear. We could use a similarly strong science of math education. Much could be done to improve the research base, including studies of cost—a long-neglected aspect of education—and more research embedded in continuous improvement, an approach Don Campbell outlined in detail half a century ago. But we do not have too much research or too much basic information about education outcomes; we have far too little. Anyone who believes in evidence-based policy should be outraged at the thoughtless cuts announced to impact studies and the few sources of longitudinal data we have on children’s learning and other programs as described by Greg Toppo.

While the USA is among the best internationally for reading achievement we are below average among wealthier countries for math. One likely reason is that we have low expectations in math from the very beginning. This new BTELA brief provides insights into the Big10 states' early math standards.