ERIC Number: ED660584
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2024-Jul
Pages: 48
Abstractor: ERIC
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Tempe PRE: Insights into a New Publicly Funded Preschool Program. Policy Report
Stacy B. Ehrlich Loewe; Cristina Carrazza; Sarah Kabourek; Molly F. Gordon; Marc W. Hernandez
NORC at the University of Chicago
Tempe PRE was designed as a high-quality preschool program to create more opportunity for children in Tempe. In the 2021-2022 school year, NORC at the University of Chicago conducted an evaluation of Tempe PRE to understand how the program was being implemented and its effects on children and families. They also collected students' outcome data the following year once they entered kindergarten to measure impacts on achievement compared to a control group. This evaluation documented the successful early installation of a high-quality preschool program that was designed to provide novel access to children from low-income households who would not otherwise have had such an opportunity in their community. Through close collaboration among multiple local government and philanthropic partners, and with a strong, common commitment to quality, the Tempe PRE program was structured and implemented with key components hypothesized to produce positive child outcomes.
Descriptors: Preschool Education, Federal Aid, Educational Quality, Program Evaluation, Program Implementation, Outcomes of Education, Kindergarten, Learning Readiness, Access to Education, Low Income Students, Program Effectiveness, Teacher Attitudes, Parent Attitudes, Housing, Employment, Classroom Techniques, Conflict Resolution, Student Centered Learning
NORC at the University of Chicago. 55 East Monrow Street, 30th Floor, Chicago, IL 60603. Tel: 312-759-4000; Web site: https://www.norc.org
Publication Type: Reports - Research
Education Level: Early Childhood Education; Preschool Education; Elementary Education; Kindergarten; Primary Education
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Language: English
Sponsor: Helios Education Foundation
Authoring Institution: NORC at the University of Chicago
Identifiers - Location: Arizona
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