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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 [and others].

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Santa Monica, Calif. : Rand, 1998.Description: 1 online resource (xxiii, 159 pages) : illustrationsContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 0585361398
  • 0833043269
  • 1282451324
  • 6612451327
  • 9780585361390
  • 9780833043269
  • 9781282451322
  • 9786612451324
Report number: Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Investing in our children.DDC classification:
  • 362.7/0973 21
LOC classification:
  • HV741 .I66 1998eb
Online resources:
Contents:
Ch. 1. Introduction -- ch. 2. Targeted early intervention programs and their benefits -- ch. 3. Comparing costs, savings, and benefits -- ch. 4. Issues relevant to investment decisions -- Appendix A. Calculation of the costs and benefits of the Elmira Prenatal/Early Infancy Project -- Appendix B. Calculation of the costs and benefits of the Perry Preschool.
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Summary: There is increasing evidence that the first few years after birth are particularly important in child development and present opportunities for enrichment but also vulnerabilities do to poverty and other social stressors. Elected officials have begun proposing potentially costly programs to intervene early in the lives of disadvantaged children. Have such interventions been demonstrated to yield substantial benefits? To what extent might they pay for themselves through lower welfare and criminal justice costs incurred by participating children as they grow into adults? This study synthesizes the results of a number of previous evaluations in an effort to answer those questions. Conclusions are that under carefully controlled conditions, early childhood interventions can yield substantial advantages to recipients in terms of emotional and cognitive development, education, economic well-being, and health. (The latter two benefits apply to the children's families as well.) If these interventions can be duplicated on a large scale, the costs of the programs could be exceeded by subsequent savings to the government. However, the more carefully the interventions are targeted to children most likely to benefit, the more likely it is that savings will exceed costs. Unfortunately, these conclusions rest on only a few methodologically sound studies. The authors argue for broader demonstrations accompanied by rigorous evaluations to resolve several important unknowns. These include the most efficient ways to design and target programs, the extent to which effectiveness is lost on scale-up, and the implications of welfare reform and other "safety net" changes.
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"Funded by a grant from The California Wellness Foundation."

Includes bibliographical references (pages 143-149).

Ch. 1. Introduction -- ch. 2. Targeted early intervention programs and their benefits -- ch. 3. Comparing costs, savings, and benefits -- ch. 4. Issues relevant to investment decisions -- Appendix A. Calculation of the costs and benefits of the Elmira Prenatal/Early Infancy Project -- Appendix B. Calculation of the costs and benefits of the Perry Preschool.

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There is increasing evidence that the first few years after birth are particularly important in child development and present opportunities for enrichment but also vulnerabilities do to poverty and other social stressors. Elected officials have begun proposing potentially costly programs to intervene early in the lives of disadvantaged children. Have such interventions been demonstrated to yield substantial benefits? To what extent might they pay for themselves through lower welfare and criminal justice costs incurred by participating children as they grow into adults? This study synthesizes the results of a number of previous evaluations in an effort to answer those questions. Conclusions are that under carefully controlled conditions, early childhood interventions can yield substantial advantages to recipients in terms of emotional and cognitive development, education, economic well-being, and health. (The latter two benefits apply to the children's families as well.) If these interventions can be duplicated on a large scale, the costs of the programs could be exceeded by subsequent savings to the government. However, the more carefully the interventions are targeted to children most likely to benefit, the more likely it is that savings will exceed costs. Unfortunately, these conclusions rest on only a few methodologically sound studies. The authors argue for broader demonstrations accompanied by rigorous evaluations to resolve several important unknowns. These include the most efficient ways to design and target programs, the extent to which effectiveness is lost on scale-up, and the implications of welfare reform and other "safety net" changes.

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