News and Recent Events
Lowell Birth to Grade 3 Alignment Team
ECA is helping the Lowell Massachusetts Public Schools in its ongoing effort to provide ever-improving high quality of early education to children. The 2013 Birth to Grade 3 Alignment Project is targeted at supporting early education and care and public school...
ECA Awarded Michigan Core Knowledge and Core Competencies Contract
ECA recently won a nationally competitive contract to update Core Knowledge and Core Competencies for the State of Michigan’s Department of Education. ECA is reviewing and updating the CKCC to align the Michigan Early Childhood Standards of Quality for Infants and...
New Project with the Early Childhood Alliance of Framingham
ECA is also pleased to announce a new project with the Early Childhood Alliance of Framingham, Massachusetts on Birth to Grade 3 curriculum alignment.
Coaching as a Tool for Improving Program Quality and Achieving Child Outcomes
A key factor in influencing the overall quality of an Early Childhood Education program, and ultimately child outcomes, is the quality of its educators. Children exposed to early educators with high pedagogical standards exhibit better Pre-K math skills and higher...