NIH R01 · 2024
Head Start REDI Classroom and Home Visiting Programs: Long-Term Follow-up
PROJECT SUMMARY/ABSTRACT A major goal of publicly funded early childhood education (ECE) programs for low-income families is to address underlying social disparities in order to improve children's long-term educational attainment and health outcomes. Rates of participation in ECE programs and public investment in these programs have grown dramatically over the last 30 years, changing the context for understanding the potential long-term program benefits. Whereas existing long-term studies (Perry Preschool, Abecedarian) compared the benefits of ECE versus home care, the critical question facing ECE programs today is whether improvements in the quality of contemporary ECE programming can have…
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