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Babic, Nada – Early Child Development and Care, 2017
This article reconsiders multiple perspectives about continuity and discontinuity of early childhood education. Theoretical starting points, childhood policies and research of continuity and discontinuity exemplified through transition to school, are promising in rethinking and creating productive practices of childhood in different sociocultural…
Descriptors: Transitional Programs, Preschool Education, Elementary Education, Articulation (Education)
Powell, Anna; Montoya, Elena; Austin, Lea J. E.; Kim, Yoonjeon; Muruvi, Wanzi; Copeman Petig, Abby – Center for the Study of Child Care Employment, 2023
Early care and education (ECE) programs for children prior to kindergarten in California are provided through a mixed delivery system that includes licensed home- and center-based programs as well as school settings. The requirements, experience, and supports for educators vary widely across settings, depending more on funding sources and…
Descriptors: Preschool Teachers, Preschool Education, Child Care, Child Care Centers
Doss, Christopher – Stanford Center for Education Policy Analysis, 2017
A growing body of research provides evidence that quality early childhood experiences can affect a host of life outcomes. Equally well documented is the variation in the quality of prekindergarten programs (pre-K) offered to children. In this study I employ a fuzzy regression discontinuity approach to evaluate the efficacy of Transitional…
Descriptors: Preschool Education, Kindergarten, Transitional Programs, Educational Quality
Hamilton, Robin – ProQuest LLC, 2013
This comparative case study, with a phenomenological approach examined the effect of kindergarten transition practices on kindergarten reading achievement. Study participants were 4 administrators and 8 kindergarten teachers at 2 elementary schools in southeastern North Carolina. Findings included 61 transition practices and 4 barriers not…
Descriptors: Kindergarten, School Readiness, Comparative Analysis, Case Studies
Brotherson, Sean E.; Hektner, Joel M.; Hill, Brent D.; Saxena, Divya – Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness, 2015
In the world of early childhood care and education, the preparation of children to enter school successfully and perform well in their learning environments has become a subject of significant interest and concern (McLanahan, 2005). The term "school readiness" is generally used to describe the process of ensuring that children are…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Kindergarten, School Readiness, Transitional Programs
Lausch, John Michael – ProQuest LLC, 2012
The purpose of this study was to determine the efficacy of a South Central Pennsylvania public school's pre-kindergarten program in preparing young children for the transition to kindergarten. Despite the growing interest in pre-kindergarten education, no researcher had yet seriously examined the efficacy of providing a minimal amount of…
Descriptors: Preschool Education, Transitional Programs, Public Schools, Program Effectiveness
McWayne, Christine M.; Cheung, Katherine; Wright, Linnie E. Green; Hahs-Vaughn, Debbie L. – Journal of Educational Psychology, 2012
This study is a population-based investigation of children's school readiness with a national sample of low-income children, utilizing data from the Family and Children's Experiences Survey (FACES; 2000-2003). Guided by a developmental ecological framework, we posed 3 research questions: (a) How do children's early school readiness skills in the…
Descriptors: Profiles, School Readiness, At Risk Persons, Teaching Experience
Giallo, Rebecca; Treyvaud, Karli; Matthews, Jan; Kienhuis, Mandy – Australian Journal of Educational & Developmental Psychology, 2010
The transition to primary school is an important time for both children and parents. The aim of this randomized controlled study was to assess the effectiveness of a Transition to Primary School Parent Program in strengthening parent knowledge and confidence to manage the transition process, increasing parent involvement in their children's…
Descriptors: Control Groups, Intervention, Transitional Programs, Self Efficacy
Teeters-Myers, C. – Journal of Early Intervention, 2007
The complexity of the early intervention to preschool transition process has been highlighted in the early childhood literature; however, the role of independent therapy providers in transition planning has not been described specifically. The present study used survey research methods to gather information about the transition practices of 103…
Descriptors: Therapy, Research Methodology, Early Intervention, Allied Health Personnel