Kindergarten readiness for low-income and ethnically diverse children attending publicly funded preschool programs in Miami.

ABSTRACT: Using data from the Miami School Readiness Project (MSRP), we examine the kindergarten readiness of five cohorts (2002-2007) of children from low-income, ethnically, and linguistically diverse families (n = 16,176) in Miami, Florida who experienced three types of publicly funded preschool programs the year before kindergarten: public school-based pre-K, center-based care, or family childcare. Black and Latino children in public school-based pre-K programs consistently demonstrated greater kindergarten readiness when compared with their classmates in center-based and family childcare, controlling for demographic variables and cognitive skills at preschool entry. In most cases, low-income children enrolled in center-based care also exhibited greater kindergarten skills than their classmates

SUBMITTER: Ansari A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9161748 | biostudies-literature | 2016 4th Quarter

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature