Morgan Berry Welch

May 22, 2023 | brookings.edu | ISABEL SAWHILL |Morgan Berry Welch

When children start school, they do so with differing experiences, influenced by their early home environments, parenting, care arrangements, and neighborhoods. The result is widely varying levels of school readiness by age five. 1 These differences in school readiness have led many to conclude that providing children with a high-quality pre-K experience would help them do better in school and reduce current educational and income disparities.