We summarize the available evidence on the extent to which expenditures on early
childhood education programs constitute worthy social investments in the human capital of …

From Preschool to Prosperity: The Economic Payoff to Early Childhood Education Page 1
Upjohn Press Upjohn Research home page 1-1-2014 From Preschool to Prosperity: The …

The foundations for successful child development are established in early childhood. Two
main policy approaches for strengthening these foundations have been subsidized …

We discuss the evidence on the effectiveness of preschool programs using results from
three well-known intervention studies: the Chicago Child–Parent Centers, High/Scope Perry …

One way to assess the value of preschool education programs is to compare their upfront
costs with the economic benefits they produce, measured by such outcomes as less need for …

Scientific discoveries over the past two decades have transformed the way in which
researchers, policymakers, and the public think about early childhood. For example, recent …

Although findings on the positive effects of early childhood development programs have
been widely disseminated, less attention has been given to program impacts across the …

This paper reviews the international (non-US) evidence on the benefits of early childhood
interventions. A total of 38 contrasts of 30 interventions in 23 countries were analyzed. It …

This paper discusses early childhood education programs: their goals; effectiveness; optimal
timing, targeting, and content; and costs and benefits. Early intervention has significant short …

The early childhood field is deeply indebted to three studies of high-quality early education
programs that began in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s and have continued to the present time …