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Enhancing Early Childhood School Readiness: A Community Perspective

Explore the impact of community services on school readiness for young children. Learn about the Early Development Instrument (EDI) and its use in assessing school readiness at a population level, with over 200,000 children in Canada, 18,000 in the U.S., and a nationwide initiative in Australia. Gain insights into the domains of development, vulnerability rates, and how to prepare children for school successfully. Discover practical strategies for improving school readiness outcomes through data analysis and stakeholder engagement.

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Enhancing Early Childhood School Readiness: A Community Perspective

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  1. My perspective… • Every job in early childhood… • Former School Principal for early childhood – over 1,000 children ages 0-6 • Part of the Evaluation Team on the Preschool Expansion Grant • My research examines early childhood education and bilingualism in early childhood • Experienced with the EDI

  2. Examining School Readiness School readiness at Kindergarten is a reflection of a child’s early experiences. The services, supports, and resources in a community have great impact on these early experiences. A new conceptualization of school readiness underscores what a community can do to prepare young children for school…

  3. Early Development Instrument (EDI) • School Readiness at a population level • Measures school readiness before grade one • Has been used with over 200,000 children in Canada • Nationwide initiative in Australia • Over 18,000 children in the United States • Not diagnostic • Valid & Reliable • Holistic • Based on Teacher Observation – 104 Questions • Five Domains of Development • Analyses • Percentiles and Mean Scores • National Sample • Instructional Program • Additional Variables

  4. Domains and Sub-domains

  5. Data from the EDI • Score in a 10 point scale by Domain • Percentiles & Categories • Percentages of Vulnerable & At Risk • Cross-tabs with other variables • Separate Special Education Students

  6. Mapping • Vulnerability • Census Track

  7. Three New York Communities • Preschool Expansion Grant • First-year project – Data Collection • Second-year project – Designing an Initiative

  8. Percent Scoring within Percentile Categories N=980

  9. Percent Vulnerable by Domain – Comparison to the National Sample

  10. Percent of Low-Income Children (N=604) Rated as “On Track-Ready for School” by Attendance in Full Day Pre-Kindergarten

  11. Examples of Individual Findings

  12. Second-Year Project: Designing an Initiative • Who “owns” school readiness? • Stakeholders • Building a Team

  13. A Year of Examination

  14. Where to begin? • What do surveys and interviews suggest? • A “doable” initiative • Targeting the entry point

  15. A Logic Model Outcomes Outputs Resources Activities Impact

  16. Moving Forward… • Unveiling the Initiative • Tracking Progress • Collecting the EDI again

  17. Examining New York • Regional Patterns • Rationale for Funding & Resources • Taking Action • Raise DC

  18. Discussion

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