Erin Harmeyer is an Assistant Research Professor at NIEER. Her research interests include family childcare quality; caregiver-child interactions; and the academic readiness skills of preschool-age children. She started her career teaching second and fifth grade in the Kansas City, Missouri School District, and was previously an Assistant Professor of Professional Practice in the Child and Family Studies Program at Louisiana State University. Dr. Harmeyer obtained a bachelor’s degree in journalism from the University of Missouri; a master’s degree in elementary education from the University of Missouri-St. Louis, and a Ph.D. in human development and family science from the University of Missouri. At NIEER, she conducts research related to early childhood programs and evaluation, including research on programs in Philadelphia and New Jersey.
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Articles by Erin Harmeyer
Family child care (FCC) is often a first choice for families who prefer to keep their children in mixed-aged groups together in one setting. Many states, however, do not include FCCs in their mixed-delivery system which eliminates this option for most parents. This blog post examines why states should consider including FCC in mixed-delivery pre-K systems.