The Impact of Prior Settings in Early Childhood on Kindergarten Readiness

<p>Learning begins at birth, and 90% of the brain is developed by the age of five. This is one reason why it is critical that children spend time in a quality early childhood prior setting that provides continuous opportunities for optimal cognitive and social development. For this study, the researcher examined Brigance Screener scores for all children in Scott County, Kentucky that would enter kindergarten in 2018. From that screener, prior early childhood settings information was gathered. The data in this study discovered that children who attended public preschool were more ready for kindergarten than children who did not attend preschool. The study proved that the most kindergarten ready group of students were those coming from private child care centers. The findings of this study are valuable, as Kentucky continues to navigate the best way to prepare the future generation of students. </p>

Name thesis:degree_name

Doctor of Education (EdD)

Level thesis:degree_level

Doctoral's

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Educational Leadership and Policy Studies

Grantor dc:publisher

Eastern Kentucky University

Year

2019

Author dc:creator

• Trent, April

• Early Childhood Education
• Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research

Statement dc:rights

• Copyright 2019 April Trent

Repository record dc:identifier

https://encompass.eku.edu/etd/604

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:encompass.eku.edu:etd-1602