Phi Delta Kappa Educational Foundation, Bloomington,

Discussion in support of the all-day kindergarten is provided in this pamphlet. Following an introductory description of program rationale, the fist section outlines the arguments for and against all-day kindergarten programs. Various research in support of such programs is cited in the second Section._The third section reports the commitment in NeW Haven, Connecticut to the all-day program by listing 15 recommendations submitted to the Board of Education. ProcedureS for prescreening and postscreening Of students, are also described. The fourth section identifies typical emotional and learning problems associated with children in all-day kindergartent. A checklist-for establishing an all-day kindergarten program it included in the fifth section, while the concludiii4 section cites several facts in support of implementing such arrangements. (BJD) Reproductions supplied by EDRS are the best that can be made from the original document. I