Arya Ansari|Michael L?pez|Louis Manfra|Charles Bleiker|Laura H. Dinehart|Suzanne Hartman|Adam Winsler
Differential Third?Grade Outcomes Associated With Attending Publicly Funded Preschool Programs for Low?Income Latino Children
The University of Texas at Austin|Schulman, Ronca & Bucuvalas|University of Missouri|Florida International University|Florida International University|West Virginia University|George Mason University
study examined thirdgrade outcomes 11902 lowincome latino children experienced public school prek child care via subsidies centerbased care age 4 miamidade county florida regression propensity score analyses revealed children experienced public school prek earned higher scores standardized assessments math reading third grade higher grade point averages attended centerbased care 4 years earlier sustained associations public school prek vs centerbased care thirdgrade outcomes mediated childrens kindergarten entry preacademic socialbehavioral skills among englishlanguage learners english proficiency implications investing early childhood programs assist school readiness young latino children poverty discussed