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The Foundations for School Readiness: Fostering Developmental Competence in the Earliest Years
 
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Research reveals that early relationships play a critical role in fostering a young child's social, emotional, and cognitive development. This paper is intended to help program staff influence the future of those children most vulnerable to school failure. Here staff can find strategies to help children develop confidence, curiosity, intentionality, self-control, relatedness, and the capacity to communicate and cooperate. 

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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. DHHS/ACF/ACYF/HSB. 2003. English. [PDF, 14MB].


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