The National Institute for Early Education Research
(NIEER) is dedicated to improving early childhood education and care for all
children through research to inform policy and practice. The institute has a
strong multidisciplinary research faculty representing
education, psychology, child development, policy, and
economics. NIEER offers independent research-based analysis,
technical assistance, and professional development to
policymakers throughout New Jersey, across the nation, and
internationally. NIEER's studies have been published in top
scientific journals, as well as in nonacademic formats
designed to meet the needs of policymakers and practitioners
for timely, accurate, and succinct reports focused on issues
of current concern. NIEER provides technical assistance to
elected and appointed officials, their staff, and program
administrators. Advancing transparency and accountability in
public policy related to early childhood education is a
particular focus of the institute.
For additional information, contact Valerie Werstler,
NIEER, 73 Easton Ave., New Brunswick, NJ 08901 (email: vwerstler@nieer.org).
Faculty, Administration, and Centers 
