“…The alignment of preschool to kindergarten and through third grade has enjoyed a recent focus in research and policy (Bogard & Takanishi, 2005;Reynolds, 2003;Reynolds & Temple, 2008). Such alignment has the potential to mitigate the wrenching transitions parents described (Reynolds, Magnuson, & Ou, 2010) and has been associated with better student outcomes (Marietta, 2010). Alignment efforts in which the early childhood programs and elementary schools are not co-located, such as in the Child-Parent Centers (Reynolds, 2003), requires dedicated time between willing and committed partners (e.g., see ''A Cohesive Educational Experience and Other Challenging Issues,'' regarding efforts between Educare Chicago and two charter elementary schools).…”