Readiness for kindergarten and third grade reading proficiency are viewed as important milestones in a child’s academic success. We are proud of the outcomes demonstrated by our preschoolers but know more than just academic or literacy scores, preparing a child for a lifetime of success means that they are developmentally on track and achieving important milestones. 

This requires a focus on physical development, cognitive development, and social-emotional learning. Ensuring our children receive a solid foundation in early education is becoming more challenging. Today’s preschoolers may be entering an early learning environment for the first time, given the constraints of the pandemic limited access when today’s preschoolers were infants and toddlers. Despite these challenges, our Tuition Assistance (TA) recipients enrolled in CPS kindergarten have been Approaching or Demonstrating on the KRA-R at a higher frequency compared to KRA-R district averages from similar Ohio school districts. 

CPP TA participants living in high-risk neighborhoods have shown better KRA-R overall and language and literacy performance compared to peers not participating in CPP.  Additionally, CPP Tuition Assistance has been shown to have the greatest impact on kindergarten readiness for Black and Hispanic preschoolers. 

High-quality preschool makes a difference!