This study examined the impact of a summer kindergarten transition program on children’s readiness in language and literacy, mathematical thinking, and social foundations and the strength of their home-school relationships.

This study explored factors associated with kindergarten readiness focusing on the impact of a summer kindergarten transition program. A mixed-method design was employed, and the qualitative data from interviews with 16 randomly selected kindergarten teachers and the quantitative data of assessment scores of 320 kindergarteners were analyzed.

This study used a mixed-methods design to understand the perspectives of parents and caregivers, whose children were enrolled and not enrolled in First Steps' flagship school transition program - Countdown to Kindergarten (CTK) - on kindergarten readiness. Using a sample of 380 parents and caregivers within 30 randomly selected kindergarten classrooms, this study found that children who participated in CTK, attended a preschool program, or were the first child to attend kindergarten in their families were more likely to be ready at kindergarten entry.

This study used a propensity score matched, retrospective cohort design to investigate if those who participated in a First Steps home visiting program were more likely to meet well-child visit recommendations than their like-peers who did not participate. This study found that while the well-child visit compliance varies by age, for certain age groups those who participated in home visiting had a significantly higher compliance than those who did not participate in home visiting.