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Investing in Our Children: What We Know and Don't Know About the Costs and Benefits of Early Childhood Interventions
Lynn A. Karoly,Peter W. Greenwood,Susan M. Sohler Everingham,Jill Hoube,M. Rebecca Kilburn,C. Peter Rydell,Matthew R. Sanders,James Chiesa +7 more
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The authors find that well-targeted early intervention programs for at-risk children, such as nurse home visits to first-time mothers and high-quality pre-school education, can yield substantial advantages to participants in terms of emotional and cognitive development, education, economic well-being and health.Abstract:
The authors find that well-targeted early intervention programs for at-risk children, such as nurse home visits to first-time mothers and high-quality pre-school education, can yield substantial advantages to participants in terms of emotional and cognitive development, education, economic well-being and health.read more
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