Preschool: First Findings From the Third Follow-up of the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Birth Cohort (ECLS-B) (NCES 2008-025)

This is the first report produced using data from the third wave of the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Birth Cohort (ECLS-B), a study of a nationally-representative sample of children born in the year 2001. The report provides descriptive information about these children when they were about 4 years old. It presents information on children's early academic and fine motor skills, and children's experiences in child care. The report features data for these children overall and for various subgroups (i.e., sex, race/ethnicity, plurality [twin and non-twin children], birth weight, family type, poverty, and maternal workforce participation).