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Early childhood education program yields high economic returns, U of Minnesota researchers find

For every $1 invested in a Chicago early childhood education program, nearly $11 is projected to return to society over the children’s lifetimes — equivalent to an 18 percent annual return on program investment, according to a study led by Universi…

High-quality child care for low-income children: Long-term benefits

ScienceBlog.com

More than 12 million U.S. children under age 6 attend child care or preschool programs. A new longitudinal study of low-income children has found that children in high-quality preschool settings had fewer behavior problems in middle childhood, and t…