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  1. Journal of Early Childhood Research: Sage Journals

    The Journal of Early Childhood Research is a peer-reviewed journal that provides an international forum for childhood research, bridging cross-disciplinary areas and applying theory and research within the professional community. This reflects the world-wide growth in theoretical and empirical research on learning and development in early childhood and the impact of this on provision.

  2. Homepage

    Every child deserves high-quality early education. Every child deserves. high-quality early education. We improve the learning and development of young children through research that transforms policy and practice. Explore the State of Preschool 2023 Yearbook.

  3. Early Childhood Education: The Long-Term Benefits

    Results. The results section is divided into three areas for analyses: (1) academics, (2) social skills, and (3) attitudes toward school. All three areas are deemed important because past research has indicated that the long-term benefits from a quality preschool program are academic, social, and attitudinal. Academics.

  4. InBrief: The Science of Early Childhood Development

    The science of early brain development can inform investments in early childhood. These basic concepts, established over decades of neuroscience and behavioral research, help illustrate why child development—particularly from birth to five years—is a foundation for a prosperous and sustainable society.

  5. PDF Ten Current Trends in Early Childhood Education: Literature Review and

    Center for Research in Education and Social Policy/Page 7 of 20 2. NATURE-BASED EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION Nature-based preschools are early childhood programs where children spend the majority of their day outside, and where nature is incorporated into all aspects of the curriculum. Over the

  6. Impacts of Early Childhood Education on Medium- and Long-Term

    Abstract. Despite calls to expand early childhood education (ECE) in the United States, questions remain regarding its medium- and long-term impacts on educational outcomes. We use meta-analysis of 22 high-quality experimental and quasi-experimental studies conducted between 1960 and 2016 to find that on average, participation in ECE leads to ...

  7. Research Trends and Development Perspectives in Early Childhood Science

    This article serves as a critical approach to both the emergence and the identity formation of Early Childhood Science Education (ECSE) as a new scientific field, consolidated within the association of certain research divisions of Early Childhood Education, various branches of Psychology dealing with learning, and of Science Education. Consequently, we present research trends, orientations ...

  8. Quality Early Education and Child Care From Birth to Kindergarten

    High-quality early education and child care for young children improves physical and cognitive outcomes for the children and can result in enhanced school readiness. Preschool education can be viewed as an investment (especially for at-risk children), and studies show a positive return on that investment. Barriers to high-quality early childhood education include inadequate funding and staff ...

  9. Early childhood environmental education: A systematic review of the

    To better understand the landscape of early childhood environmental education (ECEE) pedagogical practices and expected outcomes, we undertook a systematic review of empirical studies of ECEE programs. Focusing on a 25-year span, we surfaced 66 studies that met our inclusion criteria. We found that participants in such programs spanned the ...

  10. Research

    Being Brave Advocates: Critical Ethnographic Action Research (CEAR) Project Approach for Social Justice and Advocacy in Early Childhood Education. To empower our children to embrace their own identities and the diversity around them, we need to first engage in identity-affirming, self-reflective practices ourselves. Authored by:

  11. Findings, Conclusions, and Recommendations

    THE RESEARCH ON EARLY CHILDHOOD learning and program effectiveness reviewed in this report provides some very powerful findings:. Young children are capable of understanding and actively building knowledge, and they are highly inclined to do so. While there are developmental constraints on children's competence, those constraints serve as a ceiling below which there is enormous room for ...

  12. (PDF) Research Methods for Early Childhood Education

    Development and Education, University of Oxford, UK. Resear ch Methods for Early Childhood Education takes an international perspective on research design, and illustrates how. research methods ...

  13. IJERPH

    This systematic review synthesised evidence on associations between nature-based early childhood education (ECE) and children's social, emotional, and cognitive development. A search of nine databases was concluded in August 2020. Studies were eligible if: (a) children (2-7 years) attended ECE, (b) ECE integrated nature, and (c) assessed child-level outcomes. Two reviewers independently ...

  14. Qualitative Research in Early Childhood Education and Care

    Governments around the world have boosted their early childhood education and care (ECEC) engagement and investment on the basis of evidence from neurological studies and quantitative social science research. The role of qualitative research is less understood and under-valued. At the same time the hard evidence is only of limited use in helping public servants and governments design policies ...

  15. Global Trends in the Research on Early Childhood Education during the

    During the COVID-19 pandemic, schools and preschools worldwide have been suspended, causing many challenges for students, parents, and teachers. Through home-schooling, preschool children struggle to accept new (online) learning modes. Teachers need to acquire digital skills quickly to deliver online teaching, while parents need to take on the role of a tutor at home to facilitate their ...

  16. High-quality early child care and education: The gift that lasts a

    Early childhood programs that are sustained and high quality can have long-lasting impacts on children, preparing them for formal schooling and beyond with the added factor that early education ...

  17. Great Start Readiness Program and Children's Academic ...

    Early Childhood Education Journal - Michigan's Great Start Readiness Program (GSRP) is a state-funded pre-K program that serves at risk four-year-old children across the state. ... Weiland et al., 2020), and the findings from the available research are inconclusive. Some studies have supported the long-term benefits of public preschool ...

  18. Key Research and Studies: Early Childhood Development

    The Dunedin Multidisciplinary Health and Development Study (also known as the Dunedin Study) is a detailed study of human health, development and behavior, founded by Dr Phil A. Silva. The Dunedin Study has followed the lives of 1037 babies born between 1 April 1972 and 31 March 1973 at Queen Mary Maternity Hospital, Dunedin, New Zealand.

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    add. Our research studies enable us to serve as a model for early childhood education. As early as 1932, our researchers have been publishing in peer review journals and writing dissertations and books spanning many academic disciplines. Some of the highlights of this research is featured in " Creating a Classroom of Inquiry at the University ...

  20. Review shows mixed results on long-term effectiveness of early

    Irvine, Calif., May 9, 2024 - A novel study including University of California, Irvine School of Education researchers has yielded differing results on the impact of publicly funded U.S. preschool programs on student performance beyond early childhood.. A study detailing the findings was published this month in Science. "It's settled that early childhood education is an essential ...

  21. Early Childhood Studies Degree Concentration

    This online early childhood studies degree concentration teaches students how young children learn and develop. You'll learn how to support children from an early age, leading to increased school readiness and long-term educational success. This degree is primarily for those already working or volunteering in early childhood settings.

  22. Observation as a professional tool for early childhood teachers

    The current study's participants consisted of five early childhood teachers selected through purposive sampling. The three-interview series involving three separate interviews with each participant was used for data collection and the data was analyzed by interpretative phenomenological analysis.

  23. Does Preschool Boost Kids' Long-Term Academic Success?

    "At present, the best research studies make it hard to predict the long-term effects of these investments," said researcher Tyler Watts, an assistant professor of developmental psychology at Columbia University Teachers College in New York City. "Certainly, we agree that early childhood education is an important area for public investment.

  24. What Is Early Childhood Education and Why Is It Essential?

    03/26/2024. Early childhood education (ECE) involves the formal education and care of young children by non-family members in specialized settings before those children start primary school. An early childhood education program typically involves children up to 8 years of age. This type of education is grounded in the understanding that early ...

  25. Unsettled Science on the Long-Term Impact of Early Education

    A new article by UD assistant professor finds mixed evidence on the long-term effectiveness of preschool May 3, 2024 Early childhood education programs can help young children develop foundational academic and social-emotional skills, especially for children in underserved communities. However, a new article published by University of Delaware Assistant Professor Anamarie Whitaker and her co ...

  26. Maternal oxidative stress during pregnancy associated with ...

    Five early-life factors were associated with both mat8-OHGua36w and childhood EBP (P-range < 0.001-0.05), including lower maternal education, socioeconomic disadvantage and prenatal tobacco smoking.

  27. Early Childhood Education Associates Degree Online

    Affordability - Our associates in early childhood education was ranked in the top 3 on AffodableColleges.com's list of most affordable online associate degrees in early childhood education.