How can community-based and faith-based organizations help children to have good transitions?
Good transitions to kindergarten involve more than families, schools, and preschools – they include community organizations; churches, mosques and synagogues; physicians and clinics, and arts and cultural organizations – almost anyone in the community who works with young children and their families. These organizations have a vital role because: • In communities with large immigrant populations or families who move often, families may be unaware of the need to enroll their children in kindergarten or the exact date when kindergarten begins. Organizations that work with these families can reach out to families, in languages and styles they are comfortable with, to help them prepare their children for kindergarten. • In many communities, accurate information about the young children in the neighborhood and their particular learning needs is not readily available to school staff. Community and cultural groups may be in the best position to establish communication with schools and help th
