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Early Childhood Education
Early Childhood Program Participation & WaKIDS Outcomes
How do former ECEAP participants perform on the WaKIDS assessment in kindergarten?
This report looks at students who were enrolled in ECEAP program in 2012-2013, and who were assessed using the WaKIDS instrument in kindergarten the next year.
Early Childhood Program Participation and K-12 Outcomes
How do form ECEAP participants perform on K-12 asessments?
This report looks at the students enrolled in the 2003-04 Early Childhood Education and Assistance Program (ECEAP), their pathway into the Washington public K-12 system, and the impact of early childhood programs on their outcomes. It shows that a high-quality preschool experience can have a tremendous impact on a child’s learning and development, and can contribute to reductions in grade level retention and special education.
