For more than two decades EDC has led efforts to improve the quality and availability of child care by supporting the professionals who care for young children. For a profession that is historically underpaid and undervalued, we develop programs that enhance the stature, improve the professional opportunities, and raise the expectations of those who care for the very young. Partnering with local, regional, and national child care providers, we develop resource centers, design professional development courses, offer on-site consultation, and conduct research in such areas as curriculum and materials development, literacy enhancement, special education, parent involvement, performance assessment, and management and supervision.
Eyes on Bullying is a national, multimedia bullying prevention program designed to provide parents and caregivers with user-friendly and effective ways to learn the essential principles of bullying prevention. The multimedia program, initially developed for IBM employees, includes a 42-page Toolkit with key information, resources, and six skill-building activities for caregivers and parents to use with children.
Education Development Center, Inc. (EDC) and the Bloustein School of Planning & Public Policy at Rutgers University are conducting a study of the impact of pre-K expansion on child care for low-income families. The expansion of state-funded universal pre-K raises questions about the impact of such trends on the quality and supply of child care for low-income families. For our three-year investigation we will conduct a longitudinal investigation using a natural experiment to identify changes in child care access and quality for low-income, working families in New York and Ohio.
EDC is improving the quality of basic education across Indonesia by training kindergarten teachers to use Interactive Audio Instruction (IAI) .
EDC and SRI International have released a study of educational programming and activities from the PBS Ready to Learn initiative. The study found preschoolers’ literacy skills increased when classrooms incorporated video and games.
Low-income children were better prepared for success in kindergarten when their preschool teachers incorporated educational video and games from public media, according to a new study conducted by Education Development Center, Inc. (EDC) and SRI International.
Preschool teachers in four New England states have a significant new resource, with the opening of service centers staffed by early childhood education experts and managed by EDC.
New curriculum uses hands-on design activities and books to build children’s science and literacy skills.
A one-on-one coaching program for preschool teachers sets the stage for long-term success.
