It expresses the concern of these organizations that curriculum, assessment, and program evaluation dimensions of quality programming have been addressed in a "disconnected and piecemeal fashion." Through this position statement, NAEYC and NAECS/SDE remind early childhood educators and policymakers that high-quality early childhood programs assess children's progress and program effectiveness in coordinated, connected, and continuous ways, rather than through on-demand tests that are disconnected and separate from children's experiences in high-quality classrooms (
NAYEC & NAECS/SDE, 2003).