The school transition model suggests that children's transitions into formal schooling can
have lasting and profound implications for their educational careers, though this model is …

Early childhood education and care has become the norm for children in the United States
and most European countries. In the United States, immigrant children, a growing …

This issue of Early Childhood Research Quarterly includes nine articles that broaden our
understanding of child development and early education practices and policies by exploring …

Combining conceptual models from immigration and educational research, this study
investigated whether a normative antecedent to the transition to formal schooling in the …

Though much valuable research has been conducted on the academic achievement of
school-age immigrant youth, less is known about the early developmental competencies of …

Understanding disparities in young children's behavior is crucial because both theoretical
perspectives and empirical research suggest that behavior in early childhood is linked to …

A substantial and growing share of the population, immigrant children are more likely than
children with native-born parents to face a variety of circumstances, such as low family …

We examined the associations between preschool attendance and academic school
readiness at kindergarten entry among 5-year-old children of immigrant mothers in the …

The US is witnessing two major trends in its rising cohorts of young children preparing to
start school: an increase in the utilization of formal (eg, center-based) childcare options in …

This study examined the child care arrangements of children in immigrant families. Using
data from the Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP), the study found great …