Oklahoma School Readiness Reach-by-Risk, 2014 / Naneida Lazarte Alcala , Krista Schumacher .

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Datafile

Contributor:

Lazarte-Alcala, Naneida.

Schumacher, Krista, 1971-

Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research.

Series:

ICPSR (Series) ; 35219.

ICPSR ; 35219

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource.

Edition:

2014-07-08.

Place of Publication:

Ann Arbor, Mich. : Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2014.

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data file

Summary:

The Oklahoma School Readiness Reach-by-Risk study builds on the development of the Oklahoma School Readiness Risk Index (SRRI) in 2011 by including data on the scope of early childhood programs in each of the state's 77 counties. This research project seeks to analyze the prevalence of particular socio-demographic indicators of school readiness, as well as promote informed policy funding decisions related to early childhood education. The purpose of this study is to highlight counties where the risk for starting school unprepared to learn is high, yet opportunities for quality early childhood programs and services are low. Within this study the researchers focused on prekindergarten students (with Hispanic background) who displayed signs of being unprepared to learn by examining two social constructs: risk and reach (identified by early childhood programs). Risk measures were assessed through a risk index comprised of 10 socioeconomic and demographic indicators found by empirical research to increase a child's risk of being unprepared for school. The Reach measures were created by gathering data from early education programs, the state's universal prekindergarten program, early childhood home visitation programs, and child care services. Early childhood program reach was determined by analyzing the county-level service density of early childhood education and home visitation programs in addition to several aspects of child care services, such as provider quality ratings and enrollment of children with child care subsidies in quality facilities. Cf.: http://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR35219.v1

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