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Outcomes
August 8, 2022

Kindergarten readiness

Overview

Children who enter kindergarten ready to learn are more likely to achieve positive academic outcomes through elementary and middle school, graduate from high school, continue on to post-secondary education, and experience better long-term economic outcomes.

Kindergarten readiness can be improved with education and health strategies but is heavily influenced by family stability and community supportiveness.

Evidence-based strategies

Child care and early education programs
Supervision, curricula, programming, and healthy learning environments for children ages 0-5
Early childhood
Early childhood curricula and interventions
Helping young children develop a wide range of skills to prepare for kindergarten
Early childhood
Early childhood workforce supports
Initiatives to train, recruit, and retain educators and caregivers to deliver evidence-based child care and early education programming
Early childhood Post-secondary education and workforce development
Maintaining safe and healthy housing
Ensuring that existing affordable homes and rental units remain safe, healthy, and high-quality
Housing and community development Health and well-being
Supports for expecting parents and families with young children
Increasing access to high-quality health care and education for new and expecting families
Health and well-being Early childhood