It’s often said that the only thing constant is change. There is a tremendous amount of change during children’s early education experiences. These transitions not only impact children, but also their families, and may have long-lasting consequences for their development and academic success....
What does alignment mean in the context of early learning? Alignment indicates how well an education system’s components are working together across ages and grade levels to achieve the same goal: supporting and maintaining children’s early learning success. ...
To date, little is known about the differences in children’s experiences in public preschool based on setting — or auspice — nor the implications for later learning and how to adjust particular preschool models across auspices. Discover why we’re working to better understand this cross-cutting theme...
Early teacher-child relationships lay the groundwork for creating supportive learning environments as children transition from pre-K to elementary school and beyond. Several of the Early Learning Network’s nationwide studies are examining individual children’s experiences, and specifically the bonds they form with teachers, to better understand...
The latest research findings from the Early Learning Network’s nationwide studies will be shared at the 2019 American Educational Research Association (AERA) Annual Meeting, held April 5-9, in Toronto, Canada....
Family engagement is an important crosscutting theme in several of the Early Learning Network’s nationwide studies. Together, our teams are working to better understand how family-school partnerships support optimal, positive trajectories for children as they move from pre-K to third grade....
Early Learning Network research teams led several sessions at the 2019 Society for Research in Child Development (SRCD) Biennial Meeting, March 21-23 in Baltimore. ...
The Early Learning Network is in its third year of developing the classroom observation system known as OLOS, or Optimizing Learning Opportunities for Students. Find out how OLOS works, why it matters, what we're learning and the latest updates on the development process....
Researchers from the Early Learning Network convened Jan. 8 in Washington, D.C. to share updates on the network’s nationwide studies and OLOS observation tool, and to discuss strategies for synthesizing the important early childhood education data going forward....
The Early Learning Network’s Early Career Enhancement program supports its emerging scholars through individualized training, professional development and mentored support. In addition to providing young researchers with valuable information, NECE offers them an outlet to share ideas and concerns as they navigate the field of...