Does pre-k attendance matter? How can we prepare students to transition from pre-k to kindergarten? What tools could help early childhood education leaders improve their programs and their students’ development? Since 2013, Consortium researchers have explored these questions, and many more. Here’s what we’ve learned about early childhood education:
Attendance Rates in Full-Day vs. Half-Day Pre-K
From Expanded Pre-k Access to Success in Elementary School
More Equitable Pre-K Access and Enrollment in Chicago
Testing a New Survey Tool
The Development of a New Survey Tool to Measure Organizational Conditions
Relationships with Learning Outcomes and Reasons for Absences
Students who attend preschool regularly are significantly more likely than chronically-absent preschoolers to be ready for kindergarten and to attend school regularly in later grades.
There is a relationship between preschool absences and students’ scores on measures of kindergarten readiness in math, letter recognition, and social-emotional development, as well as assessments of second-grade reading fluency. Preschool absenteeism negatively affects students in kindergarten and early elementary school. Students who miss more preschool have lower kindergarten readiness scores, and students who are chronically absent in preschool are more likely to be chronically absent in kindergarten and have lower second grade reading scores.
| Title | Type | Date Sort ascending |
|---|---|---|
Meeting Families' NeedsAttendance Rates in Full-Day vs. Half-Day Pre-K |
Brief | Feb 2022 |
Pre-kindergarten Attendance MattersEarly Chronic Absence Patterns and Relationships to Learning Outcomes |
Article | Apr 2018 |
Making Sense out of IncentivesA Framework for Considering the Design, Use, and Implementation of Incentives to Improve Attendance |
Article | Feb 2018 |
Preschool Attendance in Chicago Public SchoolsRelationships with Learning Outcomes and Reasons for Absences |
Report | May 2014 |
Preschool Attendance in Chicago Public SchoolsRelationships with Learning Outcomes and Reasons for Absences |
Report | Sep 2013 |