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NEW RESEARCH -- Updated May 16, 2012

  • What can neuroscience research teach us about early education policies and practices?
  • What are optimal end-of-preschool letter-naming benchmarks for predicting first-grade literacy achievement?
  • What are profiles of child care quality among family child care providers?
  • Is there evidence for the validity of the Early Childhood Environmental Rating Scale (ECERS-R)?

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