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Trends & Reports • Updated ECE Research Summaries now online • Business Executives Underestimate Link Between Workforce Quality and Preschool Education, Study Suggests • Final Report from the National Early Intervention Longitudinal Study

New Developments • Chapter 49-2 Final Form Regulations Approved by the State Board of Education • OCDEL Offices Move to 333 Market Street • May 23 e-Grants TA call cancelled – one-on-one technical assistance available

In the Community • Nearly 500 rally in Harrisburg for Pennsylvania’s early childhood initiatives • Getting kids registered for kindergarten

Upcoming Events

Resources for Early Learning Professionals • New dates for workshops for Kindergarten Teachers on Pennsylvania Early Learning Standards for Kindergarten

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Trends & Reports

Updated ECE Research Summaries now online April's early childhood research updates include articles demonstrating that the quality of language inputs in high quality center environments are similar to the types of language provided by affluent families in Hart and Risley's ground-breaking research on language development and that quality can be maintained in child care sites for at least 3 years after a state initiative ("Preschool" summary). The "Best Practices in Early Childhood" summary provides new research on the impact of transition practices on teachers and parents as well as the role of parents in stimulating mathematical thinking. This set of research summaries also presents a new series, "Early Intervention Efficacy," which summarizes research demonstrating the benefits of participation in Early Intervention services.

Updated research summaries are now available at: http://www.pde.state.pa.us/early_childhood/cwp/view.asp?a=179&q=106802&early_childhoodNav=|10723|&early_childho odNav=|

Business Executives Underestimate Link Between Workforce Quality and Preschool Education, Study Suggests PNC Financial Services Group Reports Public Support across Income Levels for Government-Funded Preschool

Amid mounting concerns about the United States' ability to compete in a global economy, business executives appear to underestimate the impact of quality, early childhood education on the development of a highly skilled workforce,

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