Longitudinal effects of the Arkansas Better Chance program: Findings from kindergarten and first grade

Description:

A study of the relation of participation in Arkansas Better Chance (ABC), a state-funded child care and early education program for preschool-age children from low-income families, to the literacy, language, and math development of children at the beginning and end of kindergarten and at the end of first grade, and a study of classroom quality in the ABC program

Resource Type:

Reports & Papers

Author(s):

Hustedt Jason T.; Barnett W. Steven; Jung Kwanghee

Publisher(s):

National Institute for Early Education Research (U.S.)

Funder(s):

Arkansas; Pew Charitable Trusts

Country:

United States

State(s):

Arkansas

Date Issued:

May, 2008

Source:

New Brunswick, NJ: National Institute for Early Education Research. Retrieved June 25, 2008, from http://nieer.org/resources/research/ArkansasLongitudinal.pdf

Topics:

6. Programs, Interventions & Curricula

11. Child Care & Early Education Quality

1. Children & Child Development > 1.2. Child Development & School Readiness > 1.2.5. Cognitive Development

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