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

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 expansion of publicly-funded preschool education is currently the focus of a prominent
debate. At present, 42% of 4-year-olds attend publicly funded preschool (28% attend public …

The majority of children in the US and many other high-income nations are now cared for
many hours per week by people who are neither their parents nor their school teachers. The …

United States interest in the potential early childhood programs have for improving
outcomes for children is shared by policymakers and researchers in many other nations …

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 …

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 …

There is increasing evidence that the first few years after birth are particularly important in
child development and present opportunities for enrichment but also vulnerabilities do to …

Over the last several decades, participation in center-based preschool programs has
become much more common, and public support for these programs has grown …