Setting a Research Agenda for Prekindergarten

Setting a Research Agenda for Prekindergarten: Summary of a Conference Convened in the U.S. Capitol Building

In January 2003, Columbia University’s Institute for Child and Family Policy, the National Prekindergarten Center at the University of North Carolina, and the Foundation for Child Development hosted an invitational, half-day conference entitled, “Setting a Research Agenda for Prekindergarten.” Held in the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington DC, the meeting brought together a select, bipartisan and multidisciplinary group of 34 stakeholders to discuss early childhood research priorities. The primary purpose of the conference was to engage a diverse group of legislative staffers, state and federal policymakers, advocates and academic researchers in a dialogue about essential questions and issues necessary to develop a coordinated research agenda for prekindergarten.