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Background: The remarkable academic advancement of Asian students in cross-national studies has been attributed to numerous factors, including the value placed on education by Chinese parents. However, there is a dearth of research on how exactly Chinese parents are involved in children's early learning.

Purpose: This study has two major research questions: (1) How are Chinese parents involved in young children's learning?; and (2) What is the relationship between their involvement and children's readiness for school?

Sample: A total of 431 kindergarten students (194 girls) with a mean age of 72.24 months (SD = 4.34) from five kindergartens in Hong Kong and five kindergartens in Shenzhen and their parents participated in the study.

Design and methods: Children's Chinese literacy and cognitive readiness were assessed. Their parents were surveyed on their child's readiness for school and their …