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Direct linkWalters, Christopher – National Bureau of Economic Research, 2014
Studies of small-scale "model" early-childhood programs show that high-quality preschool can have transformative effects on human capital and economic outcomes. Evidence on the Head Start program is more mixed. Inputs and practices vary widely across Head Start centers, however, and little is known about variation in effectiveness within…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Human Capital, Evidence, Federal Programs
Arthur J. Reynolds; Judy A. Temple; Dylan L. Robertson; Emily A. Mann – Institute for Research on Poverty, 2002
We conducted the first cost-benefit analysis of a federally financed, comprehensive early childhood program. The Title I Chicago Child-Parent Centers are located in public schools and provide educational and family support services to low-income children from ages 3 to 9. Using data from a cohort of children born in 1980 who participate in the…
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Early Childhood Education, Longitudinal Studies, Low Income Groups
