View Content #24000

From https://edsource.org/2017/many-children-whose-parents-speak-a-language-other-than-english-arent-enrolling-in-preschool/589062

Children whose parents speak a language other than English less likely to enroll in preschool
by Ashley Hopkinson
October 18, 2017

Young children with at least one parent who speaks a language other than English at home are less likely to be enrolled in quality early childhood programs, although it is most critical for those students, according to a national report that includes a 30-state analysis on how different policies affect dual language learners.

“Dual language learners especially stand to benefit from participation in high-quality pre-K. However, dual language learners in California are enrolling in pre-K programs at lower rates than their non-dual language learner peers, which may contribute to lags in kindergarten readiness for this population,” according to the California section of the report released Thursday by the Migration Policy Institute, a nonpartisan research and policy organization in Washington D.C.

Read the full article at https://edsource.org/2017/many-children-whose-parents-speak-a-language-other-than-english-arent-enrolling-in-preschool/589062

Access the full report from the Migration Policy Institute at https://www.migrationpolicy.org/research/dual-language-learners-national-demographic-and-policy-profile