Key elements and strategies of effective early childhood education programs: Lessons from the field

摘要: In response to the cyclic nature of poverty, President Lyndon Johnson declared a “War on Poverty” in 1964, and early childhood education (ECE) became established as an avenue educational social reform ameliorate intergenerational effects poverty. After decades research, it is clear that ECE interventions have long-lasting academic impacts, especially for children from economically disadvantaged families (e.g., Campbell et al. 2002; Reynolds 2011b; Schweinhart Weikart 1997). The documented impact attainment extends beyond grade school into high school. Results Abecedarian study, High/Scope Perry Preschool Chicago Longitudinal Study – all nationally recognized longitudinal studies interventions, found participants high-quality programs are more likely graduate time, higher standardized test scores, attend college, less be held back Barnett 1995; Furthermore, benefit-cost analyses illustrated their profound society. accrued benefits increasing reducing remedial education, crime, welfare, health behaviors such substance abuse can exceed $7 per dollar invested (Schweinhart 2005; 2002) with potential exceeding $10 (Reynolds 2011a). Based this related evidence, regarded one most cost-effective strategies poverty economic development 2011a; Bartik 2011). However, despite wealth evidence supporting many programs, through which processes, under what conditions,