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The State of Preschool in
the United States:
Trends and Policies
Jana Martella
Preschool Education: New Jersey and the Nation
Policy Forum
March 3, 2009
ETS, Princeton, NJ
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State Early Childhood Development System
Comprehensive health
services that meet children’s
vision, hearing, nutrition,
behavioral, and oral health as
well as medical health needs.
Early
Learning
Health,
Mental
Health and
Nutrition
Early identification,
assessment and
appropriate services for
children with special
health care needs,
disabilities, or
developmental delays
Early care and education
opportunities in nurturing
environments where
children can learn what
they need to succeed in
school and life.
Family
Support
Special
Needs/ Early
Intervention
Economic and parenting
supports to ensure children
have nurturing and stable
relationships with caring
adults.
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Early
Learning
Early care and
education
opportunities in
nurturing
environments
where children can
learn what they
need to succeed in
school and life.
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Core Elements of an Early Childhood Development System
Governance
Provider /
practitioner support
to set policy direction for the
comprehensive system
reflect effective
practices, programs, &
practitioners and are
aligned across the
system
to offer technical
assistance and promote
professional development
Monitoring
to track program
performance and
results based on
standards
Standards
Children
Thriving
Families
Supported
Research &
development
includes cross-system
data, planning,
analysis, and
evaluation
Communications
to inform families,
providers, and the public
Financing
sufficient to assure
comprehensive quality
services based on standards
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Curriculum
Measurement
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Practice Instruction
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PK- 3
PK-4
K
Primary
Research
Research
Financing
Financing
Financing
Governance
Governance
Standards
Standards
Standards
Monitoring
Monitoring
Monitoring
Practitioner
Support
Practitioner
Support
Practitioner
Support
Communication
Communication
Governance
Communication
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Coordination
Cooperation
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Collaboration
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Myth Busting
“BIG ED” AND “LITTLE ED”
ARE COMPLETELY
DIFFERENT
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Myth Busting
“BIG ED” AND “LITTLE ED”
ARE JUST THE SAME
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Myth Busting
CHILD CARE IS NOT
ABOUT LEARNING
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Myth Busting
PREKINDERGARTEN IS
NOT ABOUT CHILD CARE
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Myth Busting
DEGREES DON’T MATTER
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Myth Busting
DEGREES ARE ALL THAT MATTERS
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Children Thriving
Families Supported
Family Support
Health, Mental Health, and Nutrition
Early Care and Education
Special Needs/ Early Intervention
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Resources
• Research – Center on the Developing Child at Harvard,
www.developingchild.harvard.edu/content/publications.html
• Financing – Partnership for America’s Economic Success (PAES/Invest
in Kids Working Group), www.partnershipforsuccess.org
• Governance – NGA Center on Best Practices – Resources for Early
Learning Councils,
www.nga.org/portal/site/nga/menuitem.1f41d49be2d3d33eacdcbee
b501010a0/?vgnextoid=d4928cc156de1010VgnVCM1000001a0101
0aRCRD
• Standards – CCSSO’s ECEA-SCASS, www.ccsso.org/ECEAstandards
• Monitoring – Pew Accountability Project,
www.pewtrusts.org/our_work_detail.aspx?id=102
• Practitioner Support – My Teaching Partner,
www.myteachingpartner.net/
• Communication – Pennsylvania’s Program Reach and County Risk
Assessment, http://www.pakeys.org/Reach_Rpt.aspx
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In addition….
• The “Systems Slides” can be found on
multiple sites, including
http://www.naecs-sde.org/naecssdepositionpapers
• Wanna make a “word cloud”? Go to:
http://www.wordle.net/
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Contact:
Jana Martella
Executive Director-NAECS-SDE
6015 33rd Street, NW
Washington, DC 20015
202.244.3943 (office)
202.251.2365 (mobile)
[email protected]
www.naecs-sde.org
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