Child-Care Subsidies and School Readiness in Kindergarten

Autor/inn/en	Johnson, Anna D.; Martin, Anne; Brooks-Gunn, Jeanne
Titel	Child-Care Subsidies and School Readiness in Kindergarten
Quelle	In: Child Development, 84 (2013) 5, S.1806-1822 (17 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0009-3920
DOI	10.1111/cdev.12073
Schlagwörter	Grants; Child Care; Federal Aid; Federal Programs; School Readiness; Kindergarten; Preschool Children; Reading Skills; Interpersonal Competence; Mathematics Achievement; Predictor Variables; Child Care Centers; Longitudinal Studies; Early Childhood Longitudinal Survey + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Grant; Finanzielle Beihilfe; Kinderfürsorge; Kinderbetreuung; Readiness for school; School ability; Schulreife; Pre-school age; Preschool age; Child; Children; Pre-school education; Preschool education; Vorschulalter; Kind; Kinder; Vorschulkind; Vorschulkinder; Vorschulerziehung; Vorschule; Reading skill; Lesefertigkeit; Interpersonale Kompetenz; Mathmatics sikills; Mathmatics achievement; Mathematical ability; Mathematische Kompetenz; Prädiktor; Child care facilities; Child care services; Kinderzentrum; Longitudinal study; Longitudinal method; Longitudinal methods; Längsschnittuntersuchung
Abstract	The federal child-care subsidy program represents one of the government's largest investments in early care and education. Using data from the nationally representative Early Childhood Longitudinal Study-Birth Cohort, this study examines associations, among subsidy-eligible families, between child-care subsidy receipt when children are 4 years old and a range of school readiness outcomes in kindergarten (sample n ˜ 1,400). Findings suggest that subsidy receipt in preschool is not directly linked to subsequent reading or social-emotional skills. However, subsidy receipt predicted lower math scores among children attending community-based centers. Supplementary analyses revealed that subsidies predicted greater use of center care, but this association did not appear to affect school readiness. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10