Publications Many Louisiana children arrive at kindergarten unprepared to learn to read Tracking Early Literacy Development in Louisiana Policy Brief #1 View PDF Early intervention is essential - but continuity is critical Tracking Early Literacy Development in Louisiana Policy Brief #3 View PDF What do parents of young children look for in early childhood programs and elementary schools? Brief #2 from the New Orleans Collaborative for Early Childhood Research (CECR) View PDF How do parents learn about programs and the application process? Brief #4 from the New Orleans Collaborative for Early Childhood Research (CECR) View PDF How well do parents understand the enrollment process? Brief #6 from the New Orleans Collaborative for Early Childhood Research (CECR) View PDF Increasing access in the ECE enrollment process: Evidence from an information intervention in New Orleans Published in Early Childhood Research Quarterly, Volume 68, 2024 View PDF Can Text Messages Help Families Applying for Early Childhood Education Programs? Published by the Education Research Alliance for New Orleans, 2019 View PDF Pre-K helps, but it's not enough on its own Tracking Early Literacy Development in Louisiana Policy Brief #2 View PDF Who enrolls through the centralized application? Brief #1 from the New Orleans Collaborative for Early Childhood Research (CECR) View PDF Can parents find, and access, what they’re looking for? Brief #3 from the New Orleans Collaborative for Early Childhood Research (CECR) View PDF How do parents approach filling out the application? Brief #5 from the New Orleans Collaborative for Early Childhood Research (CECR) View PDF What challenges do parents face when verifying eligibility for early childhood programs? Brief #7 from the New Orleans Collaborative for Early Childhood Research (CECR) View PDF Helping Parents Navigate the Early Childhood Education Enrollment Process: Experimental Evidence From New Orleans Published in Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, Volume 42, 2020 View PDF Increasing Access to Head Start Through Text Messages Published by the Education Research Alliance for New Orleans, 2020 View PDF