Systemic quality differences between LEA and non-LEA providers are smallest where policies are similar across settings¶

Claim · All claims
Evidence · 1 study · qualitative r2 · q2
Currency · newest study 2023 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person · recheck by 2028: baselines and conditions change

Subclaims¶

q2 i? In several large-scale preschool initiatives, systemic differences between LEA and non-LEA providers were smallest in initiatives with similar policies across settings. → Garver 2023

Evidence¶

Garver 2023¶

Garver, K., Weisenfeld, G. G., Connors-Tadros, L., Hodges, K., Melnick, H., & Plasencia, S. (2023). State preschool in a mixed delivery system: Lessons from five states. Learning Policy Institute. https://doi.org/10.54300/387.446

q2 · i? · qualitative · r2

The report's introduction summarizes prior research (cited in an endnote) without printing effect sizes or study details; the review reports that "these differences were smallest in initiatives in which policies were similar across settings."

"Research has found, for example, that in several large-scale preschool initiatives there are systemic differences between LEA and non-LEA preschool providers, and these differences were smallest in initiatives in which policies were similar across settings."

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

• Setting common quality standards for all preschool classes helps address disparities in program quality requirements across the mixed delivery system — a narrower finding that bears on this claim
• The five case study states hold LEA and non-LEA providers to consistent quality standards, including class size of 20 or less and 1:10 ratios — a narrower finding that bears on this claim
• Most state-funded preschool programs use a mixed delivery system, with some states serving over half of children in non-LEA settings — related