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Dila Nur Yazici; Berrin Akman – Merrill-Palmer Quarterly: Journal of Developmental Psychology, 2023
The transition to early childhood education is important for all stakeholders. This study aimed to examine the expectations of teachers and parents whose children were starting school for the first time regarding themselves and each other during the preparation for and transition to school. Sixteen parents and eight teachers participated in the…
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, Parent Attitudes, Expectation, Foreign Countries
Nebraska Department of Education, 2021
This booklet is in response to commonly asked questions from parents about preparing for, and entering kindergarten. Some questions parents ask are about district policy. Nebraska has over 200 individual school districts, each having their own board, superintendent, and policies. The Nebraska Department of Education provides guidance and…
Descriptors: School Readiness, Kindergarten, Educational Policy, School Districts
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Aquino, Leticia N.; Mamat, Nordin; Mustafa, Mazlina Che – Southeast Asia Early Childhood, 2019
Nursery is a preparation for kindergarten education. This paper deals with the gained competence of the nursery as they move up to the kindergarten program of the K-12 Curriculum in the Philippines. This study reveals that there are similarities and differences in the curriculum programs of nursery and kindergarten; that the nursery children…
Descriptors: Preschool Education, Kindergarten, School Readiness, Preschool Curriculum
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Taket, A. R.; Nolan, A.; Stagnitti, K. – Early Years: An International Journal of Research and Development, 2014
Early childhood is an important time for the development of resilience. A recently completed study has followed three cohorts of resilient children and young people living in disadvantaged areas in Victoria, Australia, through different transitions in their educational careers. This paper focuses on the early childhood cohort, where we have…
Descriptors: Resilience (Psychology), Young Children, Child Development, Youth
Jacobson, Linda; Rollins, S. Kwesi; Brown, Janet; Naviasky, Heather – Institute for Educational Leadership, 2016
This "Patterns of Practice: Case Studies of Early Childhood Education & Family Engagement in Community Schools" report updates the community school case studies through a description of ongoing developments in Cincinnati, OH; Evansville, IN; Multnomah County, OR; and Tulsa, OK and adds to that knowledge base of early learning and…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Family Involvement, Community Schools, Case Studies
Nebraska Department of Education, 2012
This booklet is in response to commonly asked questions from parents about preparing for, and entering kindergarten. Some questions parents ask are about district policy. Nebraska has over 200 individual school districts, each having their own board, superintendent, and policies. The Nebraska Department of Education provides guidance and…
Descriptors: School Readiness, Kindergarten, Educational Policy, School Districts
Forry, Nicole; Wessel, Julia – Child Trends, 2012
Increased emphasis has been placed on children's ability to enter kindergarten ready to learn, a concept referred to as "school readiness." School readiness has been defined by the Maryland State Department of Education as "the stage of human development that enables a child to engage in, and benefit from, primary learning…
Descriptors: Comprehension, School Readiness, Disadvantaged Youth, Kindergarten