How can preschool help children become better prepared for kindergarten? This report examines the relationship of childcare experiences and kindergarten academic skills of four-year-old children. It finds that children attending center-based care significantly improve their early reading skills — including noticeable gains among those whose parents do not speak English.
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NPR News: Under Scrutiny, Some Head Start Programs In Limbo
The Obama administration is calling for major changes in Head Start, the 46-year-old early childhood education program that helped launch President Johnson’s War on Poverty.
President Obama says too many children today aren’t learning, and too many education programs are mismanaged.