Qualifications and supports for teaching teams in state-funded preschool in the United States-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

Qualifications and supports for teaching teams in state-funded preschool in the United States

Published:2023-10-28 Issue:1 Volume:17 Page:
ISSN:2288-6729
Container-title:International Journal of Child Care and Education Policy
language:en
Short-container-title:ICEP

Author:

Weisenfeld Georgenne G.^ORCID,Hodges Kate Schellie,Copeman Petig Abby

Abstract

AbstractIn the United States, state-funded preschool is a critical component of both K-12 public education and the early childhood education and care system. In 2021, 44 states and the District of Columbia operated 63 school/center-based preschool programs serving over 1.3 million children. The vast majority of state-funded preschool programs require two adults in each classroom: typically, a lead teacher and an assistant teacher, with an expectation for team teaching. This paper examines the trends and variations in state policies that address the qualifications requirements, compensation, and professional development supports for preschool lead and assistant teachers in state-funded preschool programs that provide a foundation for supporting a culture of collective success and potential quality of the classroom.

Publisher

Springer Science and Business Media LLC

Subject

Community and Home Care,Pediatrics,Sociology and Political Science,Education,Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health

Link

https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1186/s40723-023-00122-7.pdf

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