News from PEER
As part of their work on an CCDF evaluation plan grant, PEER management team members are participating in the PROSPR community of practice, a network convened by ACF OPRE.
- August 31, 2022
The Partnership for Early Education Research (PEER) is pleased to announce new members of the management team. Child Care Aware of America (CCAoA) is a new organizational member, while Dr. Heidi Rosenberg of Education Development Center (EDC) is a new organizational representative.
- June 30, 2022
Greater Stamford Parenting Partnership (GSPP) formed in 2021 to expand access to home visiting services for the families of young children. PEER is supporting GSPP in the area of continuous quality improvement.
- April 29, 2022
PEER is launching a CT DOTS reliability study in partnership with the OEC and the RESC Alliance. The COVID-19 pandemic has delayed this pilot study several times, and PEER is excited to begin working with eligible early childhood educators.
- February 28, 2022
A new brief from PEER, published by The Future of Children, explores the challenges of conducting collaborative research in early childhood education during the COVID-19 pandemic and describes how several RPPs responded.
- January 31, 2022
EDC has been awarded a $25 million contract from the Institute of Education Sciences (IES) at the U.S. Department of Education to operate the Regional Educational Laboratory (REL) Northeast & Islands through 2027. EDC is one of PEER's founding organizations.
- December 21, 2021
An EDC research team shares initial results from a study examining variations in parents’ access to child care that aligns with their work schedules, the choices parents make about how to address gaps between child care coverage and work schedules, and the factors that influence the presence of coverage gaps and the ways parents address them.
- November 30, 2021
Two local partnerships focused on the parents of young children have engaged PEER to support the partners in defining outcomes and using data to continuously improve program delivery and impact.
- October 29, 2021
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration of Children and Families, Office of Planning, Research (OPRE) has awarded an 18-month planning grant to Education Development Center, Inc. (EDC) and the Connecticut Office of Early Childhood (OEC) to plan an evaluation of CCDF policies and initiatives in Connecticut.
- September 30, 2021
As the nation pursues President Biden's proposal to expand early care and education access, it is critical that we include research as a major feature in this effort.