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Higher Education Inventory

How is our state preparing early educators for their roles in ECE? How might we improve that preparation? The Higher Education Inventory strives to answer these questions for state administrators as it assesses the landscape of early childhood education degree programs within a state.

The CSCCE team reviews how students are being prepared for ECE roles, examining elements of programs from course content to opportunities to put learning into practice in field-based experiences, and program and faculty characteristics. This information allows state administrators to identify the strengths and opportunities in existing degree programs, make informed policy decisions, and assess the capacity of the higher education system to prepare future early educators.

Publications

Indiana Early Childhood Higher Education Inventory

November 7, 2023 • Report • By Center for the Study of Child Care Employment (CSCCE)

Indiana Higher Education Inventory 2023 By Jenna Knight, Elizabeth Pufall Jones and Yoonjeon Kim  • November 7, 2023  This study looks at how Indiana early childhood higher education programs have changed since…

Pennsylvania Early Childhood Higher Education Inventory

October 3, 2022 • Report • By Abby Copeman Petig, Jenna Knight, Lea J.E. Austin and Raúl Chávez

This report is part of our Early Childhood Higher Education Inventory. This report describes the early childhood degree programs offered in Pennsylvania, focusing on variations in program…

Maryland Early Childhood Higher Education Inventory: Enabling Faculty to Meet the Needs of an Increasingly Diverse Population

June 23, 2021 • Blog • By Abby Copeman Petig and Jenna Knight

Teaching the Teachers of Our Youngest Children: The State of Early Childhood Higher Education in Maryland is CSCCE’s most recent Higher Education Inventory study. This report looks at…

Maryland Early Childhood Higher Education Inventory

May 4, 2021 • Report • By Bethany Edwards, Abby Copeman Petig and Lea J.E. Austin

This report is part of our Early Childhood Higher Education Inventory. This report describes the early childhood degree programs offered in Maryland, focusing on variations in program…

Understanding Many Languages: Preparing Early Educators to Teach Dual Language Learners

October 24, 2018 • Brief • By Abby Copeman Petig, Lea J.E. Austin and Allyson Dean

Understanding Many Languages: Preparing Early Educators to Teach Dual Language Learners calls attention to key findings related to preparing early educators to support the development and learning of the growing…

Tennessee Early Childhood Higher Education Inventory

September 25, 2018 • Report • By Bethany Edwards, Abby Copeman Petig, Lea J.E. Austin and Elena Montoya

This report is part of our Early Childhood Higher Education Inventory. This report describes the early childhood degree programs offered in Tennessee, focusing on variations in program…