Immigrant Access to Early Care and Education
Researchers and policymakers agree: access to high quality early care and education programs is important to children’s readiness for school and success later in life. A growing body of evidence suggests this is particularly true for low-income children from immigrant families, who often face distinct educational challenges because of poverty, geographic and social isolation, or insufficient home resources. Yet nationwide, these children enroll in high quality preschool programs significantly less often than other children. Through a combination of interviews, quantitative reports, and location-specific case studies, Urban researchers are working to identify the barriers to early education access for children of immigrants and offer policy solutions based on our analyses.
February 2018:
- Report: Expanding Preschool Access for Children of Immigrants
- Executive Summary: Expanding Preschool Access for Children of Immigrants
January 2016:
- Brief: Fulfilling the Promise of Preschool in Silicon Valley: Examining Participation Patterns and Barriers to Access among Low-Income Children and Low-Income Children of Immigrants
- Report: Preschool Participation for Low-Income Children and Low-Income Children of Immigrants in Silicon Valley: Part I, A Demographic Profile
- Report: Barriers to Preschool Participation for Low-Income Children of Immigrants in Silicon Valley: Part II
- Blog: Low-income children in Silicon Valley are missing out on preschool benefits
September 2015:
- Report: Health and Social Service Needs of US-Citizen Children with Detained or Deported Immigrant Parents
Summer 2015:
- Report: Determinants of Subsidy Stability and Child Care Continuity
- Brief: Clients’ Recommendations for Improving the Child Care Subsidy Program
March 2014:
- Report: Supporting Immigrant Families' Access to Prekindergarten
- Fact sheet: Improving Access to Prekindergarten for Children of Immigrants: Building Relationships
- Fact sheet: Improving Access to Prekindergarten for Children of Immigrants: Outreach
- Fact sheet: Improving Access to Prekindergarten for Children of Immigrants: Enrollment Strategies
November 2012:
- Brief: Barriers and Opportunities: Helping Smaller Immigrant Communities Access the Illinois Preschool for All Program
- Report: Access to the Illinois Preschool for All Initiative: Insights from Five Lower-Incidence Immigrant Groups in Northern Cook County
- Report: Untapped Potential: Partnering with Community-Based Organizations to Support Participation of Lower-Incidence Immigrant Communities in the Illinois Preschool for All Initiative
