Resources

The United States has historically undervalued its youngest children.

The Foundation for Child Development’s Working Paper Series There is definite potential to improve the school readiness of young children by supporting increased program standards in child care.

Many children today, perhaps as many as 40 percent, enter kindergarten not ready to succeed with the types of activities and expectations typically offered by schools.

The study documents the current state of staff qualifications, stability, turnover and compensation in state-funded prekindergarten programs, and to identify the conditions under which Pre-K initiatives promote a more skilled and stable, and better compensated early care and education workforce.

The Foundation for Child Development Working Paper Series: This is the first nationally representative study about child care use among immigrant families based on their children’s and their parents’ nativity status.

The paper explores the reasons universal pre-kindergarten was introduced, the goals of former New York City Mayor Ed Koch’s initiative, and the process by which it was implemented.

Governments of all levels have increased their involvement in early childhood services during the past several decades, and policymakers and administrators have implemented programs for young children from two general systems: child care and early education.

The Foundation for Child Development’s Working Paper Series This Working Paper focuses on feasible ways to finance universal pre-school.