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New Report Concludes School-Readiness Data Need More Attention
The National School Readiness Indicators Initiative identified a number of factors to indicate whether children have the tools to succeed in school. Those indicators are divided into six categories:
Children
- Physical well-being and motor development
- Social and emotional development
- Approaches to learning
- Language development
- Cognition and general knowledge
Families
- Mother’s educational level
- Births to teenagers
- Child abuse and neglect
- Children in foster care
Communities
- Young children in poverty
- Supports for families with infants and toddlers
- Lead poisoning
Health Services
- Health insurance
- Low-birthweight infants
- Access to prenatal care
- Immunizations
Early Care and Education Services
- Enrollment in early-education programs
- Credentials of early-education teachers
- Accredited child-care centers
- Accredited family child-care homes
- Access to child-care subsidies
Schools
SOURCE: National School Readiness Indicators Initiative
