William Teale (University of Illinois at Chicago, Education) just uploaded a paper on Academia.edu:

Early Childhood Literacy: Policy for the Coming Decade

by William Teale et. al.

https://www.academia.edu/11407858/Early_Childhood_Literacy_Policy_for_the_Coming_Decade

Gaps in 3 important areas:

Standards and curriculum

Capacity of educational leaders and teachers

Family involvement