The Necessity of High-Quality Universal Preschool for All Children

Download or read book The Necessity of High-Quality Universal Preschool for All Children written by Robyn R. Winblad and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page 428 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The purpose of this study is to explore access to low-cost and high-quality universal preschool for all, specifically for all families with children three and four years old. This quantitative study is to determine the necessity of preschool attendance and the relationship of preparing a student to be kindergarten ready, transitioning to kindergarten, and also to analyze the impact preschool attendance might have on high school graduation completion. The problem is that in California and throughout the United States of America, access to affordable and high-quality preschool programs is still limited, although there is funding allocation within many state budgets. While there are federal and state programs that fund preschool for preschool-aged children from lower economic families, those programs are limited to the families they serve. Data for this study is collected from publicly available websites concerning preschool attendance and high school graduation rates from all 50 states within the United States for the 2016-2017 school year. A correlation test is run using the data retrieved from multiple websites. Research findings and conclusions determine there is no statistically significant impact on preschool attendance and high school graduation completion. Practice and policy implications for implementation are yearly ongoing professional development, family engagement, increase in requirements of lead preschool teacher qualifications, and an increase in equitable corresponding pay to kindergarten teachers.