Early childhood education (ECE) is essential to the early developement of your child. This "education" consists of activities and/or experiences that are intended to act upon the development in children prior to them entering elementary school. Early educational programs are all and any type of educational program that serves children during their years of preschool to promote better school performance in the future. Since about mid-way through the twentieth century, early childhood education has grown substantially! This has allowed many young children throughout the United States to have access to early education.
Head Start Program
The Head Start Program has been an ealy education initiative since 1965. Head Start is a federal government program that provides children from low income families free access to early education. The Head Start Program is funded by the federal Department of Health and Human Services. The "No Child Left Behind Act" of 2001 encourages the use of Title I, Part A funds for preschool programs (which states that local educational agencies apply to state agencies for approval of their program, and when approved, the program is funded by federal funds). This ultimately shows the emphasis that our federal government places on preparing young children with the skills they need for entering the school system. In 2001-2002 over 300,000 children benefiting from Title I services enrolled in preschool.
Other Early Education Services
However, there are other means of early childhood educational services. Some are ran by private for-profit companies, churches, or as part of a private school curriculum. These programs are normally tuition-based. Many states have also developed options for children from middle and upper-income families to recieve free preschool education. Georgia introduced the fist state wide univesal pre-K program, offering free childhood education for all 4 year old children not too long ago. Oklahoma, Florida and New York followed soon after, developing their own state-wide univeral pre-K programs. Almost 3/4 of the young children in the United States are involved in some sort of early childhood education.
Success Deviation Factors
Some groups of children have higher rates of participation in early childhood programs than others. Numbers show that a child from a low-income household is still much more likely not to enroll in ECE than those children living in families that are above the poverty line. It seems that black and white children enroll in these programs in higher numbers than Hispanic American children. Moreover, case studies suggests that children with "better-educated" mothers are more likely than all other children to participate in ECE. Benefits of Early Childhood Education ECE produces significant gains in children's developement and learning. High quality early childhood education assists many at-risk children in avoiding poor outcomes, such as dropping out of school.
The benefits seems to cross all social and economic lines, however the most significant gains are always noted among children from families with the lowest income levels and the least amount of formal education. Studies indicate that ECE produces persistent gains on achievement test scores, long with fewer occurrences of being held back or being placed in special education programs. Another study showed that people who participated in ECE were less likely to be on welfare as adults compared to those who had not received any early childhood education.
Head Start Program
The Head Start Program has been an ealy education initiative since 1965. Head Start is a federal government program that provides children from low income families free access to early education. The Head Start Program is funded by the federal Department of Health and Human Services. The "No Child Left Behind Act" of 2001 encourages the use of Title I, Part A funds for preschool programs (which states that local educational agencies apply to state agencies for approval of their program, and when approved, the program is funded by federal funds). This ultimately shows the emphasis that our federal government places on preparing young children with the skills they need for entering the school system. In 2001-2002 over 300,000 children benefiting from Title I services enrolled in preschool.
Other Early Education Services
However, there are other means of early childhood educational services. Some are ran by private for-profit companies, churches, or as part of a private school curriculum. These programs are normally tuition-based. Many states have also developed options for children from middle and upper-income families to recieve free preschool education. Georgia introduced the fist state wide univesal pre-K program, offering free childhood education for all 4 year old children not too long ago. Oklahoma, Florida and New York followed soon after, developing their own state-wide univeral pre-K programs. Almost 3/4 of the young children in the United States are involved in some sort of early childhood education.
Success Deviation Factors
Some groups of children have higher rates of participation in early childhood programs than others. Numbers show that a child from a low-income household is still much more likely not to enroll in ECE than those children living in families that are above the poverty line. It seems that black and white children enroll in these programs in higher numbers than Hispanic American children. Moreover, case studies suggests that children with "better-educated" mothers are more likely than all other children to participate in ECE. Benefits of Early Childhood Education ECE produces significant gains in children's developement and learning. High quality early childhood education assists many at-risk children in avoiding poor outcomes, such as dropping out of school.
The benefits seems to cross all social and economic lines, however the most significant gains are always noted among children from families with the lowest income levels and the least amount of formal education. Studies indicate that ECE produces persistent gains on achievement test scores, long with fewer occurrences of being held back or being placed in special education programs. Another study showed that people who participated in ECE were less likely to be on welfare as adults compared to those who had not received any early childhood education.
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