Research has shown that the first five years play an enormous role in a child’s ongoing development and future success. Since most kids are in a child care or preschool setting while their parents are at work, it’s critical that we invest in a high-quality early education system that provides the experiences kids need for healthy development.
As the battle about the impact of early education rages, yet another study appears. North Carolina has evaluated the long-term effects of its pre-k program and found relationships between pre-k participation and 3rd grade math and reading skills. According to the study, Long-term effects of the North Carolina Pre-K program (by...
Child Care Aware has released a Wisconsin Child Care Fact Sheet, with up-to-date info on: Children under 6 likely needing child care: 296,986 Working mothers: with children under 6: 226,313 Regulated child care capacity: 136,519 Annual cost of full-day care in a center: Infant: $11,579 4-year-old: $9,469 School-age: $8,849...
A new study on the impacts of Pre-K in Tennessee has triggered the ongoing controversy about the effectiveness of early education. An article in the New York Times, Does PreK Make Any Difference? provides an analysis of several studies on Pre-K and its impact by David Kirp, a professor of public policy at University of...
Economist James Heckman and several colleagues determined that people who had received high-quality early care and education in the 1970s were far healthier thirty years later. The report, The Effects of Two Influential Early Childhood Interventions on Health and Healthy Behaviors from the National Bureau of Economic Research, used...
Research findings from Inequalities at the Starting Gate 2015 reinforce prior findings about unequal starts in Kindergarten. Without improved opportunities for young children and families at or near poverty, the achievement gap is likely to continue and even widen. Here is an excerpt from the report: “This analysis affirms decades of...
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