U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion

Social Determinants of Health: Full Day Kindergarten Programs

About this resource:

Systematic review

Source: The Guide to Community Preventive Services

Last Reviewed: March 2015

Workgroups: Adolescent Health Workgroup, Early and Middle Childhood Workgroup, Social Determinants of Health Workgroup

The Community Preventive Services Task Force (CPSTF) recommends full-day kindergarten for low-income and racial/ethnic minority children. CPSTF found that these programs substantially improve reading and math skills — which can affect long-term academic and health-related outcomes —when compared with half-day kindergarten or full-day kindergarten on alternating days only. 

Read more about this resource

Objectives related to this resource (1)

Increase the proportion of children who participate in high-quality early childhood education programs — EMC‑D03
Developmental

Suggested Citation

1.

Guide to Community Preventive Services. (2011). Social Determinants of Health: Full Day Kindergarten Programs. Retrieved from https://www.thecommunityguide.org/findings/social-determinants-health-full-day-kindergarten-programs.html