- Leigh D'Amico, Briana A. López, and Ji-Young Choi
- December 17 2026
- W142-2026
Thursday, December 17, 2026
2:00–3:00 pm ET | 1:00–2:00 pm CT | 11:00 am–12:00 pm PT | 12:00–1:00 pm MT
Briana A. López, Research Analyst, E3 Alliance
Ji-Young Choi, Associate Professor, Department of Human Development and Family Science and Faculty Associate, Crane Center for Early Childhood Research and Policy, College of Education and Human Ecology, The Ohio State University
With state-funded and public-school prekindergarten initiatives reaching over 1.5 million children annually across the United States, understanding how these programs help kids thrive is essential for families, educators, and policy planners. This webinar highlights three new studies on early childhood development: first, how kindergarten transition programs improve early learning skills and reduce school absences; second, how classroom support strategies during the transition to kindergarten help mitigate children’s socioemotional challenges and improve academic outcomes; and third, how developing skills in both Spanish and English supports academic achievement among dual language learners in Head Start.
Categories
Child Development & Well-Being, Children, Early Childhood Care & Education, Education & Training, Inequality & Mobility, Inequality & Mobility General, K-12 Education, Transition to Adulthood
Tags
Head Start, National, Qualitative Research, Quantitative Research