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Investing
In Young Children Pays Dividends: The Economic Case for Early
Care and Education
Materials from the June 27, 2007 U.S. Senate Hearing:
- Dr. James Heckman, University of Chicago
testimony
- Kathleen Sebelius, Governor of Kansas, testimony
- Harriet Dichter, Deputy Secretary, Pennsylvania
Office of Child Development and Early Learning testimony
- Douglas Besharov, Director of American Enterprise
Institute's Social and Individual Responsibility Project testimony
- Preschool in the States: Enrollment and Program
Quality
chart
- Dr. Heckman's Return to Investment
chart
Pre-K Pupils in New York State
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Organized by county and school districts, this chart shows the
number of 4-year-olds in 2006-2007, the number counted as unserved
in 2007-2008, and the number that a district
must serve in 2007-2008 to receive Pre-K funding. Chart
created by SCAA, April 2007.
Pre-K Funding Allocated to School Districts
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Chart showing
Pre-K funding by school district. Created by
SCAA, April 2007.
2007-2008 Universal Prekindergarten Allocations
2007-08 Pre-K funding allocations can be accessed on the New York
State Education Department Statewide Prekindergarten Programs
webpage.
Comparison of Financial Incentives in State's Quality Improvement and Rating Systems
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Table created by Kristen Kerr and Anne Mitchell, Early Childhood Policy Research. The information in this table was collected in November and December 2006 from publicly available websites.
Emergency Adoption of the Proposed Amendments
to the Regulations of the Commissioner Relating to the Contracts
for Excellence
Adopted by the Board of Regents on April 24, 2007, the amendments
can be viewed on the State Education Department's website here.
Teacher Certification Position Statement
The New York State Association for the Education of Young Children
(NYSAEYC) Higher Education Committee, in conjunction with the
New York State Association of Early Childhood Teacher Educators
(NYSAECTE) and New York State Associate Degree Early Childhood
Educators (ACCESS) have prepared this position statement
to continue to support and promote Early Childhood Education
(Birth – Grade 2) teacher certification.
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certification position statement
Board of Regents
Policy Statement and Implementation Plan
In January 2006, the Board of Regents adopted a new policy
entitled Early Education for Student Achievement in a
Global Community. Read the Regents policy statement
here.
In March 2006 the Regents submitted an implementation plan. Read
the implementation plan here.
Background
Materials for New York's Action Plan for Young Children and
Families
The Winning Beginning NY Campaign released New
York's Action Plan for Young Children and Families,
a blueprint to guide the course of services for children birth
to five and their families. Background
materials used for the action plan are available below in PDF
files:
Groups
and Coalitions working on Early Care and Education for All
Overview of Program Standards
and Regulations
Principles
and Premises of Family Support
Personnel Qualifications
Current
Status of Governance
Assumptions
and Calculation Methods Used to Estimate Costs
The High/Scope Perry Preschool Study Through
Age 40
The long-term High/Scope Perry Preschool Study Through
Age 40 traces the lives through age 40 of three-and
four-year old children who received high quality child care and
early education in Michigan during the 1960's. It confirms what
government programs can achieve; that children living in low-income
families who have access to high quality preschool programs have
higher achievement scores, lower drop-out and arrest rates,and
higher incomes. download
report summary
Early Childhood Education: How Important are the Cost-Savings
to the School System?
A February 2004 cost-benefit analysis by economist Dr. Clive R.
Belfield, of Teachers College, Columbia University. The report
describes the medium-term benefits or cost-savings from Early
Childhood Education in: reducing the incidence of special education;
preventing grade repetition; improving educational productivity;
and enhancing children's well-being. It also estimates the medium-term
cost-savings to the state from investment in Early Childhood Education
programs.
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Executive Summary
Head Start Fact Sheet
The National Head Start Association developed this
two-pager full of facts about demographics, parent services, and
child services. -- download
fact sheet
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