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The Foundations for School Readiness: Fostering Developmental Competence in the Earliest Years
Technical Assistance Paper No. 6
 

Research had documented the ways in which the nature of early relationships play a critical role in fostering the young child's development socially and emotionally and in shaping her/him cognitively. This paper is intended to help program staff influence the future of those children most vulnerable to school failure and to develop confidence, curiosity, intentionality, self-control, relatedness, and the capacity to communicate and cooperate--those characteristics now proven to be predictors of later success in school.

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The Foundations for School Readiness: Fostering Developmental Competence in the Earliest Years

The Foundations for School Readiness: Fostering Developmental Competence in the Earliest Years Early childhood programs recognize the importance of preparing children for success in school and later in life. Head Start has long been a leader in this effort and in defining the goal of social competence. Considering recent media attention on the importance of the early years of life, policymakers, researchers, parents, and child advocates have an increased interest in what it takes to fully prepare children to succeed in school. In addition, the rising number of working parents has increased the demand for high-quality child care for very young children. More>> [PDF, 14MB]

The Foundations for School Readiness: Fostering Developmental Competence in the Earliest Years. Technical Assistance Paper No. 6. Early Head Start National Resource Center @ ZERO TO THREE. DHHS/ACF/ACYF/HSB. 2003. English. [PDF, 14MB].