Extensive analysis by economists has shown that education and development investments in the earliest years of life produce the greatest returns. Suggested citation: Center on the Developing Child Retrieved from www.
Briefs InBrief: Early Childhood Program Effectiveness This brief is part of a series that summarizes essential scientific findings from Center publications.
Effective services build supportive relationships and stimulating environments. Providing supportive relationships and safe environments can improve outcomes for all children, but especially those who are most vulnerable.
Between 75 and of every 1, U. Credit: Center on the Developing Child. Effective interventions address specific developmental challenges. Decades of brain science and developmental research suggest a three-tiered approach to ensure the health and well-being of young children: Tier 1 covers the basics—the health services, stable and responsible caregiving, and safe environments that all children need to help them build and sustain strong brains and bodies.
Tier 2 includes broadly targeted interventions for children and families in poverty. Programs that combine effective center-based care and education for children with services for parents, such as education or income supports, can have positive effects on families and increase the likelihood that children will be prepared to succeed in school. Tier 3 provides specialized services for children and families who are most likely to experience toxic stress. Specific, effective treatments, such as interventions and services for child maltreatment, mental health, or substance abuse, can show positive outcomes for children and parents and benefits to society that exceed program costs.
Three rigorously studied early childhood programs, the Perry Preschool Project, the Abecedarian project, and the Nurse Family Partnership, show a range of sizable returns to the participants and to the public for every dollar invested.
Source: Karoly et al ; Heckman et al Policy Implications The development and retention of a skilled early childhood workforce is critical for success. Across all agencies and programs, a workforce that is appropriately skilled, trained, and compensated is a major contributor to achieving the best possible child and family outcomes. Ongoing investment in workforce skills and professional development is essential for program improvement. Early Childhood Education RAND Corporation Provides reports and essays on early childhood education program evaluations, such as on the benefit of high-quality preschool programs and a ten-year study on the benefits and economic returns of early childhood programs.
Early Childhood Profiles National Center for Children in Poverty Highlights States' policy choices that promote health, education, and strong families in addition to other contextual data related to the well-being of young children. Early Childhood State Advisory Councils: Final Report PDF - 8, KB Administration for Children and Families Discusses the status of the State Advisory Councils on Early Childhood Education and Care grant program that enables States to lead the development and enhancement of high-quality, comprehensive early childhood systems that optimize childhood service delivery so that children arrive at school ready to learn and prepared to excel.
An instrument package with the revised set of interview protocols is included. The study concludes with implications for the field.
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