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Better Beginnings: The State of Early Learning and Kindergarten Readiness in East Yakima and White Center.
Publication Date: August 2008
Publisher(s): Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.
Author(s): Nikki Aikens; Kimberly Boller; Diane Paulsell; Patricia Del Grosso; Martha Kovac
Funder(s): Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Funder(s): Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Keywords: East Yakima; Kindergarten Readiness; Early Learning; White Center
Type: Brief
Coverage: Washington
Abstract:
This brief summarizes the status of the communities at baseline, before Early Learning Initiative implementation. It describes a representative sample of entering kindergartners and their families, children’s performance on school readiness indicators, early learning service delivery systems, and quality of regulated early care and education services.