Jade Marcus Jenkins|George Farkas|Greg J. Duncan|Margaret Burchinal|Deborah Lowe Vandell
Head Start at Ages 3 and 4 Versus Head Start Followed by State Pre-K
University of California, Irvine|University of California, Irvine|University of California, Irvine|University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill|University of California, Irvine
policymakers contemplate expanding preschool opportunities lowincome children one possibility fund 2 rather 1 year head start children ages 3 4 another option offer 1 year head start followed 1 year prek ask options effective use data oklahoma prek study examine two pathways kindergarten using regression discontinuity estimate effects age 4 program propensity score weighting address selection find children attending head start age 3 develop stronger prereading skills highquality prekindergarten age 4 compared attending head start age 4 prek head start differentially linked improvements childrens prewriting skills premath skills suggests impacts early learning programs may related sequencing learning experiences academic programming