While the effects of high quality pre-kindergarten are well documented, access remains a challenge. In addition, there are questions about how the geographic location of pre-K classrooms influences children’s enrollment and outcomes. In 2013-14 Chicago Public Schools (CPS) implemented policy changes to improve access for children and families they have historically underserved. By funding …
We are excited to announce a 10-month, fully online P-3 Leadership Certificate Program intended to engage elementary principals, school district administrators, and early care and education (ECE) leaders. The pandemic has increased awareness about the inequitable learning opportunities provided to children in early learning and the early grades. This Certificate Program provides timely, intentional professional …
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The National Association of Elementary School Principals (NAESP), in partnership with the National P–3 Center, is proud to announce the release of a new guidebook, Leading Learning Communities: A Principal’s Guide to Early Learning and the Early Grades (Pre-K–3rd Grade). The guide articulates a vision and practical strategies leaders in early childhood and elementary education can use …
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School-based PreK programs are in a unique situation as they plan for fall 2020. During the COVID-19 pandemic, there has been extensive focus on child care programs since they were deemed an essential service. While school-based PreK programs have much to learn from the child care sector, they also operate in a different context and …
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The National P-3 Center is delighted to announce we have named an advisory board of esteemed experts from across the country. The past weeks have brought a whirlwind of change and uncertainty. We look forward to engaging with our board as we navigate how best to support young children and the schools and programs that …
This document provides specific guidance related to school districts’ and elementary schools’ supports for at-home learning across the primary grades (PreK-3rd grade). This is not a compilation of e-resources. Rather, this document provides guidance about how to best support at-home learning, focusing on two fundamentals of effective teaching and learning in the early grades: child …
We want to hear about elementary schools that are deeply engaged in PreK-3rd grade work. As part of our project to update National Association of Elementary School Principals’ (NAESP) 2014 guide Leading Pre-K-3 Learning Communities: Competencies for Effective Principal Practice, we will include “spotlights” that highlight schools from around the country. To nominate a school, …
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In concept, “alignment” sounds promising. It can be difficult to operationalize, however, especially for state policymakers. The National P-3 Center strives to make sense of states’ roles in P-3 work. For example, from 2017-2019, funded by the Nevada Department of Education’s Preschool Development Grant (PDG), we conducted a review of the B-3* alignment of state-level …
Over the past year, the National P-3 Center has been settling into its new home at the University of Colorado Denver. During this time, we refreshed our organizational design and strategic goals, gave our website a whole new look (and added lots of content about P-3), grew our team, secured $1.3 million in new funding, …
The Framework for Planning, Implementing, and Evaluating P-3 Approaches is the centerpiece for much of the work conducted by the National P-3 Center. The Framework is designed…
