Early Childhood Reports
- A Case Study: The Billion-Dollar Bet On A Community’s Future
This report – and the children’s programs that serve as its centerpiece – would not be
possible without the support and leadership of the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, which has forged a path for children’s advocates in Miami-Dade County, the state of Florida and beyond. The W.K. Kellogg Foundation and its partners in Florida - The Early Childhood Initiative Foundation, the University of Florida’s Lastinger Center for Learning, Miami-Dade Public Schools, The Children’s Trust, the Early Learning Coalition and United Way’s Center for Excellence in Early Education – have worked collaboratively to improve the well-being and learning of children through the SPARK Initiative (Supporting Partnerships to Assure Ready Kids) and Ready Schools Miami, the Early Childhood Learning Labs Initiative.
- Collaborating with the Every Child Matters Education Fund, Robert G. Lynch, Chair of the Department of Economics at Washington College, published a study: Enriching Children, Enriching the Nation - Public Investment in High-Quality Prekindergarten.Dr. Lynch highlights that "long-term studies of ECD[Early Childhood Development participants have consistently found that investing in children has several lasting, important benefits for the participants, their families, and society at large including taxpayers." Click here for the full report
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April 8, 2008 – 61% of Voluntary Prekindergarten Children Are Ready for Kindergarten; Accountability Process Needs Improvement . This report was written by the Office of Program Policy and Government Accountability, and looks into the positive effect that Florida’s VPK has had on children. Click here for the full report.
- Early Childhood Research Quarterly - School readiness gains made by ethnically diverse children in poverty
attending center-based childcare and public school pre-kindergarten
programs. Click here to read full report. - OPPAGA Report Oct 2008 - Early Learning Coalitions’ Administration and Program Support Expenses Vary Widely; Opinions Divided on Coalition Efficiency. Click here to read full report.