A Statewide Early Childhood Education Needs Assessment for Texas

Principal Investigator:

Deanna T. Schexnayder

Sponsor:

Texas Early Learning Council, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

Research Partners:

Steve Murdock, Ph.D., Hobby Center for the Study of Texas

Project Duration:

June 1, 2011 – October 31, 2012

Description:

The Ray Marshall Center is beginning work with the Texas Early Learning Council and University of Texas Health Science Center in Houston to identify and evaluate education programs and services in Texas for children under the age of 13. The project has four objectives: 

1. To understand and estimate the number of children under age 13 who will be eligible for early childhood education programs and services and before and after school-age care programs and services in the near term (2012-2015).

2. To understand and document the current supply across the state of Texas of formal providers of early childhood education programs and services as well as school-age care for children under the age of 13 based on data from federal, state and local agencies and service providers.

3. To conduct a gap analysis based on objectives #1 and #2.

4. To generate a final, comprehensive state of Texas needs assessment analyzing Texas’ early childhood education and school-age care system; and provides recommendations for meeting identified gaps in programs and services and quality and recommendations for conducting periodic needs assessment.

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