Special Report
School Readiness in Pennsylvania
Executive Summary:
Pennsylvania Partnerships for Children (PPC), a nonprofit, independent organization that advocates for the health, education and well-being of the Commonwealth's children, today released its second annual School Readiness Report which details 14 of the most significant indicators of a child’s capacity to enter school ready to learn, ready to succeed. Most notable were improvements in a number of key early education indicators including number of children attending pre-kindergarten (from 10,271 in 2005 to 12,023 in 2006); number of kindergartners in full-day programs (from 51 percent in 2005 to 54 percent in 2006); and Head Start enrollment (from 65 percent in 2005 to 68 percent this year).
School Readiness Data
Press Release
School Readiness Report Shows Early Education on Rise for PA's Youngest Learners:
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Indicator Definitions and Sources: PDF Format
Tables:
-3rd Grade Reading and Math PSSA: PDF Format
-Children Living in Low-Income Families: PDF Format
-Births to Mothers with Less than a High School Degree: PDF Format
-Child Abuse and Neglect: PDF Format
-English not the Primary Language Spoken in the Home: PDF Format
-Children Lacking Health Insurance: PDF Format
-Children Covered by Public Health Insurance: PDF Format
-Children Born at Low Birth Weight: PDF Format
-Early Intervention: PDF Format
-Head Start Enrollment: PDF Format
-Public School Pre-K Enrollment: PDF Format
-High-Quality Child Care: PDF Format
-Access to Child Care Subsidy: PDF Format
-K-3 Class Size: PDF Format
-Full Day Kindergarten: PDF Format
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November 9, 2006
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