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Direct linkDaniels, Ann Michelle; Wilson, Ann – Journal of Family and Consumer Sciences, 2005
The importance of quality care for infants, toddlers, and young children continues to be emphasized. The Frank Porter Graham Child Development Center provided data that support the importance of quality childcare. Their longitudinal study showed that infants who received quality care were more likely to score higher on IQ, reading, and math tests,…
Descriptors: Child Development, Child Development Centers, Child Care, Philanthropic Foundations
Site-Level Predictors of Children's School and Social Competence in the Chicago Child-Parent Centers
Clements, Melissa A.; Reynolds, Arthur J.; Hickey, Edmond – Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 2004
We examined the influence of individual and site-level factors from the Chicago Child-Parent Centers (CPC) early educational program on four competence outcomes for 1539 minority youth in the Chicago Longitudinal Study. Individual-level factors included race, gender, risk status, kindergarten duration, and preschool and follow-on experience. Two…
Descriptors: Child Development Centers, Competence, Influences, Longitudinal Studies
Download full textGraue, Elizabeth; Clements, Melissa A.; Reynolds, Arthur J.; Niles, Michael D. – Education Policy Analysis Archives, 2004
This study investigated the contributions of curriculum approach and parent involvement to the short- and long-term effects of preschool participation in the Title I Chicago Child-Parent Centers. Data came from the complete cohort of 989 low-income children (93% African American) in the Chicago Longitudinal Study, who attended preschool in the 20…
Descriptors: Preschool Curriculum, Parent Participation, Academic Achievement, Parent School Relationship
