A growing body of research reveals that child development from birth to age five is critical to future academic, social and emotional success.  Children who participate in high-quality early learning environments develop better language skills, score higher on school-readiness tests, have better social skills and fewer behavioral problems, and are more likely to be literate, employed and enrolled in post-secondary education as adults.  They are also less likely to drop out of school, be dependent on welfare or be arrested for criminal activity.  Economically disadvantaged children who participate in high-quality early childhood education programs benefit tremendously.  The collaborative  Countdown to Kindergarten, sponsored by the City of Boston, is leading the effort to create successful school transitions by easing and clarifying the process of choosing schools and registering for them and making the entry to kindergarten in Boston’s schools a welcoming one.

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