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New York City’s Pre-K for All is one of the largest universal pre-K systems in the country. In partnership with the NYC Public Schools Division of Early Childhood Education, this project studies how the system’s professional learning and instructional programs, including the Create arts integration program, shape teacher practice and children’s school readiness, and what supports their implementation at scale.
Partner: New York City Public Schools Division of Early Childhood Education
Team: NYU Institute of Human Development and Social Change (PIs: Pamela Morris-Perez, Rachel Abenavoli, and Elise Cappella)
Role: Graduate Assistant, December 2022–present
Related Work
Abenavoli, R., Siegel, J., Aviles, A. I., Kitrosser, J., Dominguez, A., Bartoli, B., Young, J., Kim, J., Davis, R., Wallack, J., Cappella, E., & Morris-Perez, P. (2026). Strengthening school readiness for all: Impacts of New York City’s Pre-K for All professional learning on teacher practice and children’s school readiness. Prevention Science, 1–15. [DOI]
Aviles, A. I., Abenavoli, R., Bartoli, B., Siegel, J., Kitrosser, J., Dominguez, A., Young, J., Kim, J., Rockey, K., Barahal, H., Wallack, J., Cappella, E., & Morris-Perez, P. (2026). Bringing arts integration to universal pre-K: Variation in impact of New York City’s Create. Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 78, 45–58. [DOI]
Bartoli, B., Aviles, A. I., Blecker, A., Abenavoli, R., Kohan, A., Song, Y., Cappella, E., Morris-Perez, P., et al. Changing teacher practices in pre-K: Qualitative insights from New York City’s Create. Work in progress.
Bartoli, B., Aviles, A. I., Abenavoli, R., Mascorro-Santibañez, M., Cappella, E., Morris-Perez, P., et al. Integrating the arts at scale: A qualitative study of implementation strategies and children’s skill development in New York City’s universal pre-K. Work in progress.
Bartoli, B., & Siegel, J., presenting work with Abenavoli, R., Aviles, A., Cappella, E., & Morris-Perez, P. “Professional development post-pandemic: What makes an impact on school readiness in Pre-K for All?” SREE Annual Meeting, 2024.
