During the Summer of 2023, New York Works for Children surveyed a group of New York-based directors, teachers, and family child care providers with questions regarding the various benefits they may or may not receive. This data story will…

Children are not born harboring racial biases, but they are born learning. Young children, even infants, learn from the “mere observation” of other people’s behavior. Nonverbal signals of racial biases are abundant in children’s everyday social…

The Bruininks-Oseretsky Test of Motor Proficiency™, Third Edition Brief Form (BOT™-3 Brief) provides a quick overview of gross and fine motor ability for children and young adults. (author abstract)

One of the primary goals of early education is to promote overall school readiness, especially for children most at risk for educational challenges. However, there is a persistent disparity in equitable access to high quality early learning…

Enrolling in publicly funded early childhood programs in the U.S. often requires families to navigate a complex, multistep process. Families must pick a program, apply, verify their eligibility, and enroll. Prior research shows that families that…

Using an asset-based framework, this study examines the holistic developmental health outcomes of young English Learners (ELs) in the United States using the Early Development Instrument (EDI), stratified by first language and neighborhood risk…

The Bruininks-Oseretsky Test of Motor Proficiency™, Third Edition (BOT™-3) is a versatile and comprehensive measure of gross and fine motor skills for children and young adults. (author abstract)

Concept Development [CD] in the early years cannot be complete without teachers' support. However, limited research exists. This research aimed to assess CD classroom interactional quality and its relationship with other quality dimensions/…

Preschool teachers' perceptions about relationships with students (teacher–child relationships [TCRs]) predict children's subsequent social competence (SC) and academic progress. Why this is so remains unclear. Do TCRs shape children's…

There are documented disparities in how preschool teachers perceive and respond to challenging behavior in the classroom. Teachers’ decision-making processes when handling challenging behavior and how they include families in the process is an…

Early intervention supports infants and toddlers with confirmed or suspected autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in achieving optimal outcomes, and caregiver-implemented NDBIs are recommended as a developmentally appropriate intervention approach for…

For decades, the United States grappled with a childcare crisis that left American families struggling to secure quality childcare, compromising both children’s development and parental career progress. Here we investigate the impact of childcare…

Today, the Office of Child Care (OCC) issued letters to Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) state and territory Lead Agencies that they are considered out of compliance with the equal access provision of the Child Care and Development Block…