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