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Download full textMelnick, Hanna; García, Emma; Leung-Gagné, Melanie – Learning Policy Institute, 2022
In 2021, California made major new investments to advance its commitment to early childhood education through universal preschool. One important investment was extending state funding for transitional kindergarten (TK), previously just for older 4-year-olds, to all 4-year-olds by 2025-26. To ensure the quality of new preschool investments,…
Descriptors: Preschool Teachers, Kindergarten, Teacher Qualifications, Labor Force Development
Melnick, Hanna; Meloy, Beth; Gardner, Madelyn; Wechsler, Marjorie; Maier, Anna – Learning Policy Institute, 2018
There is overwhelming evidence that children's early years, from birth through preschool, are a crucial time for their development, and that high-quality early learning opportunities support children's school readiness, promote later life success, and yield a return of up to $7 for every $1 invested. Unfortunately, despite having the sixth-largest…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Educational Administration, Access to Education, Early Childhood Teachers
