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Herman, Juliana; Post, Sasha; O'Halloran, Scott – Center for American Progress, 2013
Early childhood education and school readiness is essential to preparing children to succeed in an increasingly competitive global economy. Compared to other countries, however, the United States lags far behind on preschool, trailing a number of other countries in enrollment, investment, and quality. In February 2013, however, President Barack…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, School Readiness, Comparative Analysis, Preschool Education
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de Lemos, Marion M. – Australian Journal of Early Childhood, 1977
The appropriate age for starting school is discussed in relation to the ideas of Piaget, Hunt, and Moore. (SB)
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Developmental Stages, Early Childhood Education, Educational Theories
Nagy, Jozsef – 1989
This case study describes an innovative school entry system in which children are registered at school according to their stage of development, not their age. The system was introduced by law in Hungary in 1986. In this study, an introduction is followed by a discussion of problems in curricular articulation. Problems are discussed in terms of the…
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), Case Studies, Classification, Developmental Stages