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Tricia DelGrosso; Erin Doyle; Catherine Kuhns; Diane Schilder; Mariama Badjie – Urban Institute, 2025
Early care and education (ECE) apprenticeship programs provide structured on-the-job learning combined with job-related education or coursework. ECE apprenticeships are viewed as a promising strategy to prepare people for careers in ECE and provide career pathways for people currently working in ECE. ECE Registered Apprenticeship Programs--meaning…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Child Care, Apprenticeships, On the Job Training
Robert C. Carr; Margaret R. Burchinal; Lynne Vernon-Feagans – Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University, 2023
A systematic review of the literature (1965-2022) and meta-analysis were undertaken to compare the school readiness skills of children participating in public pre-kindergarten (pre-K) or Head Start. Seven quasi-experimental studies met the inclusion criteria for the meta-analysis and 38 effect sizes were analyzed. Results indicated no reliable…
Descriptors: Low Income Students, Federal Programs, Social Services, Preschool Children
Baxter, Cassandra; Aikens, Nikki; Tarullo, Louisa; Ayoub, Cathy; Roberts, Joanne; Mondi-Rago, Christina; Gaither, McMillan Ilderton – Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation, 2022
This literature review aims to understand who is and is not being served by Head Start among families experiencing adversity; the range of recruitment, selection, enrollment, and retention (RSER) strategies that programs use with families experiencing adversity; the factors that shape the use of RSER strategies; and the effectiveness of specific…
Descriptors: Federal Programs, Low Income Students, Social Services, Stress Variables
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Averill F. Obee; Katie C. Hart; Gregory A. Fabiano – School Mental Health, 2023
Early childhood educators are expected to provide the children in their centers high-quality care and preparation for later school success. At the same time, nearly a third of children enter early care and education settings displaying challenging behaviors, which in turn impacts educators' stress levels and wellbeing. It is then unsurprising that…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Faculty Development, Early Childhood Teachers, Preschool Teachers