Investing in Young Children Pays Dividends: The Economic Case for Early Child Care and Education. Testimony before the Joint Economic Committee, U.S. Congress

Autor/in	Besharov, Douglas J.
Institution	American Enterprise Inst. for Public Policy Research, Washington, DC.
Titel	Investing in Young Children Pays Dividends: The Economic Case for Early Child Care and Education. Testimony before the Joint Economic Committee, U.S. Congress
Quelle	(2007), (15 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Stellungnahme; Preschool Education; Child Care; Early Childhood Education; Preschool Children; Cognitive Development; Child Development; Social Development + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Pre-school education; Vorschulerziehung; Kinderfürsorge; Kinderbetreuung; Early childhood; Education; Frühkindliche Bildung; Frühpädagogik; Pre-school age; Preschool age; Child; Children; Preschool education; Vorschulalter; Kind; Kinder; Vorschulkind; Vorschulkinder; Vorschule; Kognitive Entwicklung; Kindesentwicklung; Soziale Entwicklung
Abstract	In his testimony before the Joint Economic Committee of the United States Congress, the author discusses what he considers to be the underlying question concerning issues of early childhood education: How to invest in preschool programs so that they have a reasonable chance of being a success. The testimony takes the form of a series of questions and answers. These questions are as follows: (1) Is there a serious achievement gap between low-income and more fortunate children, and should it be a matter of government concern? (2) What is the cause of the achievement gap, and can a preschool program reduce it? (3) Should funding for early care and education be expanded, and if so, for whom? (4) What are the options available to Congress for expanding child care and early childhood education programs? and (5) What should Congress do? (Contains 2 tables, 3 figures, and 12 footnotes.) (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2021/2/06