Kindergarten Readiness Gaps of Up to 33 Points Tied to Preschool Attendance, But Quality -- Not Setting Alone -- Predicts Lasting Gains, Spring Hill Early Learning Daycare and Preschool analysis finds

Kindergarteners who had not attended formal preschool were nearly three times as likely to be rated "not prepared" (51.1% vs. 17.8%), Mayor's Commission for Children, City of Springfield, Missouri, 2018. SPRING HILL, Tenn., Aug. 14, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Spring Hill Early Learning Daycare...