The effects of Smart Start child care on kindergarten entry skills

Description:

An examination of the effects of Smart Start-funded programs on the cognitive, language, and social skills of children entering kindergarten in Orange County, California, emphasizing the impact of family income, based on results from the Kindergarten Teacher Checklist rating scale on a group of 39 kindergarteners who attended a Smart Start funded program and a group of 272 children who attended other child care programs or received no center-based care

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

Date Issued:

1998

Source:

Chapel Hill, NC: Frank Porter Graham Child Development Center. Retrieved September 2, 2008, from http://www.fpg.unc.edu/smartstart/Effectsjune98.htm (no longer accessible as of February 1, 2013)

Note:

This resource is part of the Smart Start Evaluation.

Topics:

6. Programs, Interventions & Curricula > 6.2. Interventions/Curricula > 6.2.1. Comprehensive

2. Parents & Families > 2.5. Parent/Family Characteristics > 2.5.6. Socioeconomic Status

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

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