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Preschool education describes the education of children prior to the age when they are deemed prepared for formal group schooling; i.e., kindergarten or first grade in elementary school. Preschool is generally considered appropriate for children three- to "Longitudinal studies, some of which have followed preschool graduates all the way into adulthood, have identified many positive and significant relationships between preschool participation and taskrelated, social, and attitudinal outcomes." (COTTON AND CONKLIN 2001) In recent years, significant reports and studies from across the world have highlighted the importance of the early childhood years.
For example, the Effective Provision of Preschool Education Project (the EPPE Project), ... Preschool
Kentucky's preschool education programs are available for all four-year-old children who are eligible for free lunch; all three and four-year-old children with developmental delays and disabilities, regardless of income; and other four-year-old children as placements are available. The preschool program is designed to be developmentally appropriate for young children. "Developmentally appropriate" is defined in law to mean that the program focuses on the child's physical, intellectual, social and emotional development, including interpersonal, intrapersonal, and socia... |