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TRANSITIONS:  \nBy Hayley Butler  \nMoments of Opportunity  \nINTRODUCTION  \nChildren from low-income backgrounds often face early and persistent challenges to educational success. 1 By the age of three, children who grow up in poverty hear 30 million fewer words than their more economically advantaged peers,2 a disparity which contributes to later differences in reading skills.  \nChildren of color also face early and persistent challenges to attaining educational success. In addition to the barriers resulting from enduring systemic racism, Black and Latino children are more than twice as likely to  \nlive in poverty as their White and Asian counterparts.3 In Michigan, 47% of Black children and 23% of Latino children live in high-poverty areas, compared to 5% of White children.4  \nThe Perry Preschool Project, a revolutionary program and study conducted in Ypsilanti, Michigan in the 1960s, demonstrated the significant and holistic lifelong benefits of high-quality early childhood education (ECE) and proved that high-quality early education could address and avert educational inequities for children of color and those from low-income backgrounds.5 The program—and subsequent programs modeled after it—have shown that high-quality ECE can positively impact socioemotional development, academic achievement, and graduation rates.6 Moreover, participants of high-quality programs experience lifelong benefits, including better health and employment outcomes, higher lifetime earnings, less justice system involvement, and more stable relationships in adulthood.7 ECE participants’ children also grow up in more stable families and experience better school, health,  \nand employment outcomes.8 Recent research on the rate of return for kindergarten readiness suggests that, for every one child who is well-prepared for kindergarten and was otherwise at risk for academic failure, Michigan saves $47,000 .9 More recent studies confirm that, for ECE programs to have a lasting impact and benefit for young learners from low-income backgrounds, early childhood and pre-k learning environments must be high-quality. 10  \nUndoubtedly, high-quality ECE serves as an effective tool for intergenerational empowerment and social mobility.  \nPREVAILING EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION CHALLENGES IN MICHIGAN  \nDespite profound benefits, early childhood education in Michigan and across the nation lacks sufficient funding. This creates an affordability barrier for both families and providers: the cost of high-quality care (hereafter referred to as “high quality”) is exorbitantly expensive for families and the cost of pursuing, providing, and maintaining that high quality is prohibitive for ECE business owners, given current subsidy and reimbursement rate structures. Further, aspiring early childhood educators lack an equitable and well-defined pipeline for entry into the workforce and do not receive livable compensation on par with their K-12 colleagues. Fragmentation in the ECE system also creates wide disparities in quality, educator preparation, and educator compensation, limiting the retention of talented ECE teachers.11  \nIn 2021, Governor Whitmer signed legislation that raised the foundation allowance of Michigan’s public preschool program—the Great Start Readiness Program (GSRP)—  \nSpecial thanks to contributors, including Director of Policy and Research Jen DeNeal, Senior Policy Analyst Emily Hatch, Data and Policy Consultants Jacqueline Gardner, and Riley Stone, as well as other partners who offered feedback.  \n2  \nEarly Childhood Transitions  \nto match the state’s K-12 per pupil allowance for the 2022 fiscal year. 12 While the funds will go a long way towards improving quality of and access to the state-funded program, more comprehensive action will be needed to develop a sustainable ECE infrastructure that supports cohesion, workforce development, and high quality across all progr","cbCaicRa2B3bfBBO","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaicRa2B3bfBBO","pdf",7423874,28,"English","# Introduction\n# Prevailing Early Childhood Education Challenges in Michigan\n# The Foundational Five Elements of Early Childhood Education","[{\"question\":\"What challenges do low-income children face in early education?\",\"answer\":\"Children from low-income backgrounds experience early and persistent barriers that contribute to later gaps in reading skills, including reduced exposure to language by age three.\"},{\"question\":\"What does the Perry Preschool Project show about early childhood education?\",\"answer\":\"The Perry Preschool Project demonstrated that high-quality early childhood education produces significant lifelong benefits and helps reduce educational inequities for children of color and low-income children.\"},{\"question\":\"Why does Michigan need stronger alignment between ECE and K-12?\",\"answer\":\"The report states that insufficient horizontal and vertical alignment threatens progress after preschool, and that better handoffs and data-sharing practices are needed to support students, including those with disabilities and multilingual learners.\"}]","Early Childhood Transitions - Moments of Opportunity in Michigan 2023 | PDF",1792048767,71]