THE FIELD CENTER
for Children's Policy, Practice & Research

Promoting Resilient Outcomes for Children

with a History of Out-of-Home Placement

Staci Perlman, a doctoral candidate investigator, focused on school readiness among children in foster care.  Early childhood research shows that formal early childhood learning experiences serve a protective function for young children at risk for poor school outcomes. Ms. Perlman’s research examined the impact of these learning experiences on the early school success of children who have had out-of-home placement experiences prior to kindergarten.