When exploring the prek now website there are many resources available on this website. Some of the additional outside links in the media section there is a link that allows you to obtain contact information with prek experts. You can contact an expert in the following fields related to prek: prek policy and implementation, prek research, economic benefits of prek, and pollsters.
After exploring the family section in depth I found there is a check list provided to help parents find a high-quality prek program. This information is also available in Spanish. The section also encourages learning at home by providing tips how to engage children in developmentally appropriate activities that you can do together, as well as, providing resources on school readiness. The last section is family profiles. Within this section families that have been profiled share their individual stories about high-quality prek and how its impacted their children.
The e-newsletter this week discusses how children who do not have access to a high-quality early childhood education program are more likely to struggle in school and not be school ready. This article discussed how it would impact all children who did not have access, not just a specific group such as ELL students.
One of the articles this week also discussed school readiness and how it takes more than one weekend to prepare a child for school. Children begin learning at birth and to properly prepare them for Kindergarten it takes from birth to age five with engaging learning experiences that will provide a strong learning foundation.
