Sentences with phrase «other quality preschool programs»

Encourage your local school board members to call their members of Congress and ask them to prioritize funding Head Start and other quality preschool programs.

Not exact matches

These conclusions are borne out in two broad sets of data: one based on longitudinal studies of parenting and high quality programs starting in infancy and the other based on more recent studies on the impact of preschool attendance on child outcomes.

Under ESSA, a new preschool program will, for the first time, «promote coordination in early learning among local communities; align preschool with early elementary school; and build the capacity of teachers, leaders, and others serving young children to provide the highest - quality early learning opportunities.»

On the other hand, free preschool for children from upper income families may have lower economic development benefits, as many of these children are already in high - quality preschool programs paid for by their parents.

NIEER's State Preschool Yearbook is the only national report on state - funded preschool programs with detailed information on enrollment, funding, teacher qualifications, and other policies related to quality, such as the presence of a qualified teacher and assistant, small class size, and low teacher - to - studePreschool Yearbook is the only national report on state - funded preschool programs with detailed information on enrollment, funding, teacher qualifications, and other policies related to quality, such as the presence of a qualified teacher and assistant, small class size, and low teacher - to - studepreschool programs with detailed information on enrollment, funding, teacher qualifications, and other policies related to quality, such as the presence of a qualified teacher and assistant, small class size, and low teacher - to - student ratio.

Other researchers have found similar gains for low - income preschool students in high - quality programs (Karoly et al., 1998).

Proponents of publicly funded preschool contrast Head Start with other preschool programs that have, allegedly, better long - term outcomes, blaming the difference on the lower quality of Head Start.

Below, we translate the measured impacts of the Chicago CPC program into estimates of how public investment in a universal, high - quality, prekindergarten program would affect future government finances, the economy, earnings, and crime and health, using the attenuations described above for children from middle - and upper - income families, and for children who in its absence would have attended some other preschool.

As research across neuroscience, developmental psychology, and economics demonstrates, early social - emotional, physical, and cognitive skills beget later skill acquisition, setting the groundwork for success in school and the workplace.15 However, an analysis of nationally representative data shows that 65 percent of child care centers do not serve children age 1 or younger and that 44 percent do not serve children under age 3 at all.16 Consequently, child care centers only have the capacity to serve 10 percent of all children under age 1 and 25 percent of all children under age 3.17 High - quality child care during this critical period can support children's physical, cognitive, and social - emotional development.18 Attending a high - quality early childhood program such as preschool or Head Start is particularly important for children in poverty or from other disadvantaged backgrounds and can help reduce the large income - based disparities in achievement and development.19

Head Start and other high quality preschool programs assure that parents are involved in their child \'s education.

According to the Administration, these competitive grants provide funding to help winning states «build the fundamental components of a high - quality preschool system or expand proven early learning programs in partnership with local governments, local education agencies, and other providers.»

The ECBG program includes a wide variety of early childhood programs for children from birth to 5 years old and their parents (home visiting, parenting education, preschool programs) that aim to improve children's school readiness and other outcomes, support at - risk families, and provide quality early childhood services.