A six-county study of the effects of Smart Start child care on kindergarten entry skills

Description:

A study measuring the Smart Start program's effectiveness in six North Carolina counties by comparing the school readiness of Smart Start children entering kindergarten to the readiness of children from other programs

Resource Type:

Reports & Papers

Author(s):

Maxwell Kelly; Bryant Donna M.; Miller-Johnson Shari

Publisher(s):

Frank Porter Graham Child Development Center

Country:

United States

State(s):

North Carolina

Date Issued:

1999

Source:

Chapel Hill, NC: Frank Porter Graham Child Development Center. Retrieved September 1, 2005, from http://www.fpg.unc.edu/%7Esmartstart/reports/six-county.PDF

Note:

This resource is part of the Smart Start Evaluation.

Topics:

11. Child Care & Early Education Quality > 11.3. Quality Initiatives

1. Children & Child Development > 1.2. Child Development & School Readiness

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A six-county study of the effects of Smart Start child care on kindergarten entry skills

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