Early Care and Education

Culturally, developmentally, and linguistically relevant care in the first years of life helps children develop the social-emotional and cognitive skills to enter kindergarten ready to learn.

We work with our partners to ensure care is available to all California children, and that the essential workforce that cares for and educates our youngest Californians is supported and well compensated.

Publications

Report

Improving Racial Equity in Kindergarten Readiness Inventory Efforts

Oct 6, 2022

This brief summarizes a literature review and key informant interviews with KRI developers, early childhood advocates, educators, and researchers, and highlights four key considerations that may help local early childhood and education leaders, state policy makers and others create more equity-focused systems for California’s families.

Brief

Readying Our State: How Kindergarten Readiness Inventories Can Benefit California

May 15, 2020

California should develop a strategy to collect and use kindergarten readiness data in every county and across the state, in order to improve school outcomes and direct funding for early childhood programs in the most effective way.

Blog Posts

Child Trends’ Kindergarten Readiness Pilot Highlights an Important Issue

Apr 14, 2020

Child Care Crisis Worst for Infants, Toddlers; Here are Some Solutions

Mar 6, 2020

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