Programs and Program Evaluations
The HCRC is in the process of assembling information about Pre-K programs and is planning to add information about school age programs and adolescent/early adult transition programs.
Pre-K Programs
A number of states have Pre-K programs that are fully or partially funded by state funds. Some of these programs have been in existence for a number of years, whereas other programs have only recently been implemented. The links below are overviews of Pre-K programs in selected states with various links to more specific information on each program. In addition to the selected states, “Additional Resources on Pre-K Programs” has links to other pertinent states and overall resources regarding Pre-K programs. This page also has links to the 2006 Minnesota Governor’s Summit on School Readiness.
States
Georgia
The Georgia Early Childhood Study [PDF]
Illinois
Illinois Prekindergarten Evaluation 2003 [PDF]
Louisiana
LA 4 & Starting Points Pre-Kindergarten Program Evaluations
2007-2008 [PDF]
2006-2007 [PDF]
2005-2006 [PDF]
2004-2005 [PDF]
2003-2004 [PDF]
2002-2003 [PDF]
Michigan
Five State Prekindergarten Study [PDF]
Michigan School Readiness Program Through Age 10 [PDF]
Minnesota
Minnesota Governor’s Summit on School Readiness 2006 [PDF]
Documents from the Minnesota Governor's Summit on School Readiness
New Jersey
The Effects of New Jersey’s Abbott Preschool Program on Young Children’s School Readiness (2005) [PDF]
Brief Overview of State Funded Pre-Kindergarten Programs in New Jersey
Office of Early Childhood Education, Department of Education
Self-Assessment Validation System for Abbott Preschool Programs-Revised, 2005-2006 [PDF]
The Evaluation of Quality of New Jersey’s Abbott Preschool Classrooms 2006 [PDF]
Five State Prekindergarten Study [PDF]
North Carolina
Oklahoma
Pre-Kindergarten Fact Sheet, 2004: Oklahoma State Department of Education [PDF]
The Effects of Oklahoma’s Early Childhood Four-Year-Old Program on Young Children’s School Readiness (2005) [PDF]
Promoting School Readiness in Oklahoma: An Evaluation of Tulsa’s Pre-K Program (2003) [PDF]
Five State Prekindergarten Study [PDF]
South Carolina
Evaluation of the South Carolina First Steps to School Readiness Program 2006(High/Scope) [PDF]
Additional Resources on Pre-K Programs
American Educational Research Association
Early Childhood Education: Investing in Quality Makes Sense [PDF]
Council of Chief State School Officers
Early Childhood Education Assessment Consortium
Early Childhood Education—States Moving Toward Universal Coverage, 2004 [PDF]
High/Scope Educational Research Foundation
State-Funded Preschool Programs
National Center for Early Development and Learning
Multi-State Study of Pre-Kindergarten
National Institute for Early Education Research
The State of Preschool, 2005: State Preschool Yearbook
Rand Corporation Report
The Economics of Investing in Universal Preschool Education in California [PDF]
Five State Prekindergarten Study [PDF]
West Virginia
Spotlight:
Brown Bag Faculty Research Seminar
March 23 from Noon to 1:00 p.m.
Commons (Room 205) at the Hubert Humphrey Institute
Title: “Improving School Food Environments: Lessons Learned”
Susie Nanney, Dept. of Family Medicine & Community Health
Highlighted Discussion Papers
The Public Returns to Public Educational Investments in African American Males
Child Interventions That May Lead to Increased Economic Growth
Past News and Events
Promoting Child Health and Well-Being Birth to Age 5, April 27, 2009
Human Capital Conference Series on Early Childhood Development, December 7–8, 2007
