Praise for Preschool: California Kindergarten Teachers Say All Children Will Benefit

This report reveals that 9 in 10 California kindergarten teachers believe it is important for children to go to quality preschool before they enter kindergarten. Nine out of ten say children who attend preschool are better prepared to: learn to read; share and play well with other children; count and show other early math skills; follow instructions; and recognize colors and shapes. Praise for Preschool (PDF), also features personal stories from 12 California kindergarten teachers, revealing how their students have been helped by quality preschool, or held back by the lack of it. They are telling us that California must do more to make quality preschool available to all California children whose parents choose to enroll them.