Head Start and urban children's school readiness: A birth cohort study in 18 cities

Description:

A longitudinal investigation of the links between Head Start participation and the cognitive and social competencies associated with children's school readiness, based on a subsample of 2,803 children from eighteen cities who participated in the Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing Study

Resource Type:

Reports & Papers

Author(s):

Zhai Fuhua; Brooks-Gunn Jeanne; Waldfogel Jane

Country:

United States

Date Issued:

January 2011

Journal Title:

Developmental Psychology

Volume Number:

Issue Number:

Page Range:

134-152

Topics:

6. Programs, Interventions & Curricula > 6.1. Programs > 6.1.3. Early Head Start/Head Start

1. Children & Child Development > 1.2. Child Development & School Readiness

1. Children & Child Development > 1.1. Child Characteristics > 1.1.6. Time in Child Care

ISSN:

1939-0599

Online

0012-1649

Paper

Peer Reviewed:

Yes

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