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Delaying Kindergarten: Effects on Test Scores and Childcare Costs (PDF)
By RAND Corporation , Ed.
RAND Research Brief;
2004
Summary: This document indicates that children who enter kindergarten at age six years instead of age five years do significantly better on standardized tests and learn more from schooling, especially kids from disadvantaged families. Data are presented to illustrate that delaying kindergarten entrance from age five to age six years increases math and reading test score gains. While delaying kindergarten has a positive cognitive effect for all children, it can also have a negative economic effect on families. Delaying kindergarten can add another year of child care costs for families whose children are in nonmaternal child care. Findings suggest that policy-makers may need to view entrance age policies and child care policies as a package.
Index Terms: Age Qualifications, Child Care Costs, Early Childhood Education, Kindergarten, Testing
Publication Type: Reports (Descriptive)
Pages: 2 pages
Language: English
URL: http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB9082/RAND_RB9082.pdf
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