Strategies for Increasing Access to HISD Pre-K Programs (Part 2)

Pre-K

This is the second in a series of briefs examining student access to Houston ISD pre-kindergarten programs. The study finds that among 2018-19 kindergarteners in HISD who did not attend HISD pre-k, about two-thirds of students likely qualified for enrollment.

This is the second in a series of briefs examining student access to Houston ISD pre-kindergarten programs. The study finds that among 2018-19 kindergarteners in HISD who did not attend HISD pre-k, about two-thirds of students likely qualified for enrollment. 

Zoning pre-k, which would include adding pre-k programs to elementary zones that do not have them and/or establishing Early Childhood Centers as zoned schools, would increase access to pre-k by providing campuses in students' neighborhoods and reducing the distance to the nearest program. 

The first research brief analyzed the variability in who has access to HISD pre-k programs in their elementary zone, the neighborhood and within one mile of their residence. 

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Availability of and Equity in Access to HISD Pre-K Programs (Part 1)
Aug. 21, 2019

This study attempts to identify the spatial distribution of HISD pre-kindergarten (pre-k) programs across the district and better understand how program location may be associated with access and equity issues.

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Pre-K Preferences: How and Why HISD Parents Choose Pre-K Programs (Part 3)
Nov. 11, 2020

The aims of this study are to identify characteristics that drive pre-k enrollment, understand where parents receive their information about HISD pre-k options, and understand parental beliefs about which program characteristics are most important.

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Pre-K choice report
Pre-K Choice and School Readiness in HISD (Part 4)
Aug. 2, 2022

This brief serves as the fourth, and final, study in a series examining pre-K access for students in HISD.

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Prekindergarten

Research has long linked early childhood education to later academic success and suggested it may be a critical part of closing the persistent academic disparities between student groups.

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