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Comparison of Young Children’s Development by Child and Family Characteristics

Tulsa County ResultsFebruary 2014

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BackgroundRisk to Ready encompasses the:

◦ Collection of data on Kindergarteners’ school readiness

◦ Sharing information in aggregate and by neighborhood with local leaders

Purpose:◦ To serve as a catalyst to mobilize and engage

local leaders around a data-driven and action-oriented process

◦ To help early childhood stakeholders assess how to better support school readiness

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BackgroundThis Risk to Ready initiative part of a

national initiative currently in its 4th year of implementation

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BackgroundData collected on all Kindergarteners in each

elementary school in Tulsa, Union and Sand Springs school districts◦ Occurred from Winter 2011 to Winter 2013

Summaries of findings focused on details by neighborhood at www.risktoready.org ◦ Also available for Kay County and SE Oklahoma This presentation – unlike the others - shows details by child and family characteristics and early childhood education dosage

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Measuring School ReadinessKindergartener school readiness is

measured using the Early Development Instrument (EDI)

The EDI was developed by researchers at McMaster University in Canada◦ Observational checklist with 103 core items◦ Completed by teachers between 3rd and 8th

month of school based on recall; takes about 10-15 minutes/student

Research supports that the EDI is a powerful predictor of later school success

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Overall Results

Category Definitions for Each Domain “At Risk”: scoring <=10th percentile of national 2009-10 sample “Very Ready”: scoring >=75th percentile

Communication

Language

Emotional

Social

Physical

0% 20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

10%

13%

16%

14%

18%

33%

29%

26%

25%

27%

At RiskSomewhat ReadyVery Ready

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Overall Results

Physi

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Emoti

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Langu

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Commun

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n0%

5%

10%

15%

20% 18%

14%16%

13%10%11% 11%

10%12% 11%

Tulsa County (5,250 children)National 2011-13 (75,310)

At Risk By Domain

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Domain Subdomains % Not

Ready

Tulsa

% Not

Ready

Nation

Physical health and well-being (13 items)

Gross and fine motor abilities (holding pencil, climbing stairs, manipulating objects, energy throughout day)

31% 30%

Physical independence (bathroom, hand preference) 17% 13%Readiness for day (dressed appropriately, on time, fed, not sick/tired)

12% 6%

Social competence (26 items)

Social competence (gets along/plays with other children, confidence)

15% 11%

Approaches to learning (listens, works independently, follows instruc.)

17% 13%

Respect and responsibility (follows rules, self control, tolerance)

14% 9%

Readiness to explore new things (curious about world) 3% 4%

Emotional maturity (30 items)

Helps others 32% 29%Not hyperactive or inattentive 24% 18%Not aggressive 18% 11%Not anxious or fearful 4% 3%

Language and cognitive development (26 items)

Basic literacy 9% 9%Advanced literacy 16% 14%Basic numeracy 13% 13%Interest in books, reading, math and able to remember things

19% 16%

Communication skills and general knowledge (8 items)

No subdomains. Domain covers ability to listen to a story in English, tell a story, play imaginatively, articulate words, understand on first try

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Overall ResultsWhen looking across domains for each

child◦ Two-thirds are not At Risk in any domain

0 1 2 3 4 50%

20%40%60%80% 66%

15% 9% 5% 3% 2%

At Risk

Number of Domains0 1 2 3 4 5

0%20%40%60%80%

42%20% 13% 11% 9% 5%

Very Ready

Number of Domains

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Overall ResultsPutting all the domains together, Tulsa

children are less school ready than children in other areas

Southeast OK (198)

Kay County (496)

National (75,310)

Tulsa County (5,250 Kinders)

0% 20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

14%

11%

14%

19%

23%

16%

18%

14%

At RiskSomewhat ReadyVery Ready

Category Definitions Over All Domains◦ “At Risk”: Scoring “At Risk” on 2 or more domains◦ “Very Ready”: Scoring “Very Ready” on 4 or more domains

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By District

Sand Springs Public Schools (348)

Union Public Schools (1,082)

Tulsa Public Schools (3,820)

0% 50% 100%

22%

16%

19%

16%

18%

12%

At RiskSomewhat ReadyVery Ready

Results vary by district within Tulsa County

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By National School Lunch Status

Paid (603 children)

Reduced (301 children)

Free (2,846 children)

0% 20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

7%

18%

22%

22%

14%

10%

At RiskSomewhat ReadyVery Ready

Differences by income can be examined within Tulsa Public Schools only using data on children’s National School Lunch Program status

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By Race

American Indian (192)

Multiracial (350 children)

African American(1,122 children)

Hispanic (1,361 children)

White (2,013 children)

0% 50% 100%

26%

22%

24%

15%

18%

9%

12%

10%

14%

17%

At RiskSomewhat ReadyVery Ready

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By Race and National School Lunch Status

Multiracial (39)

African American (61)

Hispanic (51)

Paid: White (417)

Multiracial (213)

African American (834)

Hispanic (927)

Free lunch: White (719)

0% 20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

8%

3%

6%

7%

23%

26%

14%

25%

15%

20%

20%

24%

9%

8%

13%

10%

At RiskSomewhat ReadyVery Ready

The White-African American gap is narrowed when controlling for income (TPS data only)

Multiracial (278)

African American (964)

Hispanic (1,077)

White (1,278)

0% 50% 100%

22%

25%

14%

19%

10%

9%

13%

15%

At RiskSomewhat ReadyVery Ready

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By Gender

Male (2,802 children)

Female (2,446 children)

0% 20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

24%

13%

10%

18%

At RiskSomewhat ReadyVery Ready

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By Special Education

Child has IEP (398 children)

Child does not have IEP (4,811 children)

0% 50% 100%

54%

16%

1%

15%

At RiskSomewhat ReadyVery Ready

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Teacher Believes Child has Special Need

Yes (898 children)

No (4,350 children)

0% 20% 40% 60% 80%100%

60%

10%

0%

17%

At RiskSomewhat ReadyVery Ready

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Parent Attended Conference

Yes (4,414 children)

No (832 children)

0% 20% 40% 60% 80%100%

17%

30%

15%

6%

At RiskSomewhat ReadyVery Ready

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Parent Volunteered

Yes (1,855 children)

No (3,392 children)

0% 20% 40% 60% 80%100%

12%

23%

21%

10%

At RiskSomewhat ReadyVery Ready

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4-Year Old Pre-K Enrollment

No Pre-K (2,113 children)

4-year old Pre-K (3,137)

0% 20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

24%

16%

12%

15%

At RiskSomewhat ReadyVery Ready

4-year old Pre-K includes enrollment in the same district as Kindergarten enrollment and CAP Tulsa Pre-K

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4-Year Old Pre-K Enrollment

Sand Springs: No Pre-K (148)

Sand Springs: Pre-K (200)

Union: No Pre-K (404)

Union: Pre-K (678)

Tulsa: No Pre-K (1,561)

Tulsa: Pre-K (2,259)

0% 50% 100%

26%

19%

20%

13%

24%

16%

14%

18%

16%

19%

10%

14%

At RiskSomewhat ReadyVery Ready

4-year old Pre-K includes enrollment in the same district as Kindergarten enrollment and CAP Tulsa Pre-K

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Pre-K by National School Lunch StatusTPS Only

Paid: No Pre-K (233)

Reduced: Pre-K (175)

Free lunch: No Pre-K (1,151)

0% 20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

8%6%

21%17%

28%18%

20%23%

16%12%

8%12%

At RiskSomewhat ReadyVery Ready

4-year old Pre-K includes enrollment in the same district as Kindergarten enrollment and CAP Tulsa Pre-K

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4-Year Old Pre-K Enrollment

No Pre-KCommunication: Pre-K

No Pre-KLanguage: Pre-K

No Pre-KEmotional: Pre-K

No Pre-KSocial: Pre-K

No Pre-KPhysical: Pre-K

0% 20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

14%8%

17%9%

17%15%

16%12%

22%15%

30%35%

23%33%

24%28%

22%26%

23%29%

At RiskSomewhat ReadyVery Ready

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By 3- and 4-Year Old Pre-K Enrollment

None known (2,018)

Pre-K as 4 only (2,590)

Pre-K as 3 and 4 (547)

0% 20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

24%

15%

16%

12%

16%

14%

At RiskSomewhat ReadyVery Ready

3-year old Pre-K includes enrollment at CAP Tulsa and Rosa Parks ECEC

Children enrolled in 3-year old Pre-K are likely of lower income; this is offsetting the impact of Pre-K 3

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Pre-K by National School Lunch StatusTPS Only

Free: None known (1,080)

Free: Pre-K 4 only (1,339)

Free lunch: Pre-K 3 & 4 (356)

0% 50% 100%

28%

19%

15%

8%

12%

11%

At RiskSomewhat ReadyVery Ready

4-year old Pre-K includes enrollment in the same district as Kindergarten enrollment and CAP Tulsa Pre-K

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By Who Provided 4-Year Old Pre-K

Public School Pre-K 4 only (2,424)

CAP Pre-K 3 & school district Pre-K 4 (328)

CAP Pre-K 4 only (166)

CAP Pre-K 3 & 4 (219)

0% 50% 100%

15%

18%

22%

13%

16%

15%

8%

12%

At RiskSomewhat ReadyVery Ready

CAP Tulsa attendees would have been enrolled as late as 2011-12

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4-Year Old Pre-K Enrollment

CAP Pre-K 3; district Pre-K 4Communication: CAP Pre-K 3 & 4

CAP Pre-K 3; district Pre-K 4Language: CAP Pre-K 3 & 4

CAP Pre-K 3; district Pre-K 4Emotional: CAP Pre-K 3 & 4

CAP Pre-K 3; district Pre-K 4Social: CAP Pre-K 3 & 4

CAP Pre-K 3; district Pre-K 4Physical: CAP Pre-K 3 & 4

0% 50% 100%7%5%

9%6%

22%14%

15%11%

15%15%

34%36%

35%26%

27%27%

25%25%

27%26%

At RiskSomewhat ReadyVery Ready

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By CAP Tulsa Enrollment

CAP as 1, 2, 3, and 4 (17)

CAP as 2, 3, and 4 Only (38)

CAP Pre-K 3 & 4 Only (163)

CAP Pre-K 3 Only (423)

CAP Pre-K 4 Only (166)

0% 50% 100%

24%

13%

12%

20%

22%

6%

5%

14%

14%

8%

At RiskSomewhat ReadyVery Ready

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By 4-Year Old Bracken Score

Bracken <=85 (42)

Bracken >85 & <100 (49)

Bracken >=100 (50 children)

0% 50% 100%

26%

20%

8%

2%

6%

16%

At RiskSomewhat ReadyVery Ready

Bracken scores (available for children who attended CAP Tulsa as 4-year olds) are related to EDI scores

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