The purpose of this study is to look at how home, school, and outdoor environments are related to early learning and school readiness.

Background

Children facing multiple stressors in early childhood are at greater risk for lower educational achievement. Early childhood is a period of rapid brain development that is both vulnerable to adverse effects of psychosocial and environmental stress and the positive impacts of high-quality interventions. Exposures to psychosocial, chemical, and non-chemical stressors share similar biological pathways leading to inflammation and altered physiological regulation within the HPA-axis, which have direct and indirect associations with these key school readiness outcomes.

Recruitment

We are currently recruiting 3 and 4 year-old children and one of their primary caregivers for this project.

This project is funded through the UW2020 WARF Discovery Initiative.