This report describes the group of children who first entered Head Start in fall 2006 either as a 3- or 4- year old, completed one or two years in the program, and attended kindergarten the year after completing Head Start. Head Start children make progress in important school readiness skills...

Using data from FACES 2006, this report profiles the 3- and 4-year-old Head Start children and families newly enrolled in fall 2006 and still attending in spring 2007. Although they enter Head Start below national norms on most measures of language, literacy, and math skills, these children make...

This report examines the association between kindergarten enrollment status (repeating kindergarten or delaying entry) and children's first-grade reading and math achievement. Based on the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Kindergarten Class of 1998-1999, the authors find that in fall 1998,...

Public funding for prekindergarten classes is growing, with most states currently supporting some type of prekindergarten initiative. This article describes kindergartners' participation in preschool and kindergarten programs, as well as characteristics of the programs and the children who...

This brief profiles the second year in the program for 3-year-old Head Start children and families who were newly enrolled in fall 2006 and are still attending in spring 2008. These children begin their program experience scoring below norms across developmental areas. By the end of their second...

The Head Start Family and Child Experiences Survey (FACES), a tool for measuring Head Start program performance at the national level, collects data on successive nationally representative cohorts of the children, their families, classrooms, and programs. It also examines developmental progress...