Jumpstart is an early education organization. Their mission is to provide language, literacy, and social-emotional programming for preschool-age children from communities with limited resources across the United States. This report is focused on the evaluation of the program’s 2017-2018 school year in California.
Study Goals:
The evaluation aimed to examine the effect of Jumpstart on children’s development in preschool programs in California. It was also designed to build upon previous findings.
Research Questions:
This evaluation looked at two important questions:
- Does the Jumpstart program prepare children for school?
- Do Jumpstart participants show more developmental improvement over the program year?
Findings:
The evaluation found the following:
- Children participating in the Jumpstart program made strong progress toward school readiness.
- The differences in developmental growth between Jumpstart children and children in the comparison group were not statistically significant.
- The evaluation team recommends including data and analysis of the support provided to teachers and other early education staff. This support should be considered an element of future evaluations.
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Further information
Program/Intervention
Jumpstart
Implementing Organization
Jumpstart for Young Children, Inc.
Intermediary(s)
CaliforniaVolunteers
AmeriCorps Program(s)
AmeriCorps State and National
Age(s) Studied
0-5 (Early childhood)
Outcome Category
School readiness
Study Type(s)
Impact
Study Design(s)
Quasi-Experimental (QED)
Level of Evidence
Moderate
Researcher/Evaluator
Peter Huffaker, April Morris (CCR Analytics); Brianna Briones, Olivia Pillado, Susan Savage (Child Care Resource Center)
Published Year
2019
Study Site Location (State)
California