“That’s where professors Stephanie Jones and Nonie Lesaux at the Harvard Graduate School of Education come in.
“They’re launching a study, ‘The Saul Zaentz Early Education Initiative’.
“They’re gathering information from 5,000 families in Massachusetts with three and four-year-old children and plan to follow them over the next five years – all of the information will be confidential.
“‘It’s a ground-breaking study that will influence conversations and policies around early education in the U.S. with the goal of doing better with all children and their families,’ said Lesaux.
“Nationwide, preschool is expensive and the quality can be uneven.
“‘The challenge, actually, is only two in 10 experiences are high quality so only two in 10 children have access to a high quality early education experience,’ said Jones.”
“Eye On Education: Harvard Study Aims To Strengthen Preschool Learning,” CBSBoston, June 28, 2017
Eye on Early Education is a blog of Strategies for Children, an organization that works to ensure that Massachusetts invests the resources needed for all children, from birth to age five, to access high-quality early education programs that prepare them for success in school and life. The blogger, 
eyeonearlyeducation.org 
Where in the state will the 5,000 children come from?
The website’s FAQ says:
“Which families will be part of the study?
“The study team has randomly selected over 100 Massachusetts communities and is hopeful that the parents of every three- and four-year-old from those communities will participate in the study.”
http://ow.ly/Uj8E30dhFwd
That is great news, Alyssa. A random selection across the state is best. Many thanks!
And, I always enjoy your blog posts!
Thank you!
🙂