ERIC Number: ED667349
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2023
Pages: 53
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Available Date: 0000-00-00
Residential and Preschool Neighborhoods: Exploring Patterns of Socioeconomic Match and Its Association with Child Skills across Massachusetts
Madelyn Gardner1; Emily C. Hanno1; Wendy S. Wei1; Rosa Guzman Turco1; Stepanie M. Jones1; Nonie K. Lesaux1
Grantee Submission
The current study analyzed patterns of neighborhood socioeconomic match across 3- and 4-year-old children's (N = 2,029) residential and preschool neighborhoods in Massachusetts. Most children (80%) lived and attended early education and care in different neighborhoods. Children in households with the lowest incomes and those whose families identified as Black or African American were among the likeliest to have mismatched residential and preschool neighborhoods. Yet children's residential and preschool neighborhoods were typically socioeconomically similar across all categories we considered. Associations between residential and preschool neighborhood socioeconomic match and children's skills were inconsistent and depended on the socioeconomic status of children's residential neighborhood. These findings illustrate how the concept of demographic match can be applied to a range of contexts and contribute to the field's understanding of how the dynamic interplay of children's multiple day-to-day contexts may relate to early learning and development. [This paper was published in "Early Childhood Research Quarterly" v63 p24-38 2023.]
Descriptors: Neighborhoods, Socioeconomic Status, Preschool Children, Preschool Education, Family Income, African Americans, Blacks, Racial Differences, Geographic Location, Institutional Characteristics, Student Characteristics, Place of Residence, Early Childhood Education, Child Care Centers, Federal Programs, Low Income Students, Social Services, Poverty, Mathematics Skills, Reading Skills, Executive Function, Interpersonal Competence, Emotional Response
Publication Type: Reports - Research
Education Level: Early Childhood Education; Preschool Education
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Language: English
Sponsor: Institute of Education Sciences (ED)
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Identifiers - Location: Massachusetts
Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: Head Start
Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Woodcock Johnson Tests of Achievement
IES Funded: Yes
Grant or Contract Numbers: R305B200012
Department of Education Funded: Yes
Author Affiliations: 1Graduate School of Education, Harvard University