The Early Childhood Education Project in 1969-70 maintained the same basic emphasis as in preceding years. The primary focus was on communication skill development and parental involvement. The results of this year's operation show evidence that the more treatment given pre-school-age children, the more positive the results will be. Project children attending all-day kindergarten classes performed significantly higher than those children in the traditional half-day classes on the "Metropolitan Reading Readiness Test." (Author)