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Pre-K

Education plays a significant role in complete growth and all-round development of the child. The value of early childhood education programs is well-substantiated as the result of considerable research that continues to accumulate. Short-term benefits include improved cognitive functioning and social skills and, thereby, improved school readiness. Longitudinal studies have demonstrated positive effects on school completion, further education participation, employment outcomes, earnings and general social well-being. The importance of early childhood education has also been underlined by developments in the science of early brain development which suggests the earlier the intervention the better.

Research shows that school readiness matters in the long run, and that addressing children’s developmental needs before and during their first year of school will boost their chances of success. Most children, however, do not attend high-quality preschool and many do not enter kindergarten fully prepared. They trail behind in the knowledge and skills that will facilitate their ability to succeed in kindergarten and beyond, including social-emotional skills.

Applied Survey Research, a not-for-profit research organization, in one of its recent reports indicated that children who enter kindergarten near-proficient on a broad range of knowledge and skills associated with school readiness perform significantly better than their less proficient peers on standardized English and Math tests in the third, fourth and fifth grades.