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Early Childhood Development: Economic Development with a High Public Return

Early Childhood Development: Economic Development with a High Public Return. Art Rolnick and Rob Grunewald Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. High/Scope Study of Perry Preschool. 123 children from low-income families in Ypsilanti, Mich.

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Early Childhood Development: Economic Development with a High Public Return

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  1. Early Childhood Development:Economic Development with a High Public Return Art Rolnick and Rob Grunewald Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis

  2. High/Scope Study of Perry Preschool • 123 children from low-income families in Ypsilanti, Mich. • Children randomly selected to attend Perry or control group. • Daily classroom session and weekly home visit. • Tracked participants and control group through age 27.

  3. Perry Preschool IQ Over Time Source: High/Scope Educational Research Foundation

  4. Perry: Educational Effects Source: High/Scope Educational Research Foundation

  5. Perry: Economic Effects at Age 27 Source: High/Scope Educational Research Foundation

  6. Perry: Arrests per Person by Age 27 Source: High/Scope Educational Research Foundation

  7. Perry PreschoolCosts and Benefits Over 27 Years

  8. Perry Preschool -- Return on Investment • Total Benefit-Cost Ratio = $8.74 to $1 • Estimated Total Annual Rate of Return = 16% • Public Rate of Return = 12%

  9. Abecedarian, Educational Child Care Full-day, year-round program near Chapel Hill, N.C. Children from low-income families were randomly selected to attend Abecedarian or control group.

  10. Abecedarian: Educational and Health Effects Source: Carolina Abecedarian Study

  11. Chicago Child-Parent Centers Half-day, large-scale program in Chicago public schools. Comparison group was a random sample of eligible nonparticipants.

  12. Yale Study of State-Funded Preschools Analysis of evaluations conducted on 13 state funded preschool programs for low-income children from 1977 to 1998.

  13. Georgia's Pre-K Program Since 1993, parents can enroll children in 4-year-old preschool. A study of the program was conducted in 2001.

  14. Stanford and UC-Berkeley Study of Child Care Studied 450 children age 12 to 42 months when their mothers entered welfare-to-work programs in San Francisco, San Jose and Tampa.

  15. Vital Ingredients of an ECD Program • Fund at Perry School level to achieve high return on investment. • Target at-risk children, but make available for all children. • Allow for competition and specialization among providers. • Test for program improvement and pay for demonstrated results.

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