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Do early childhood programs for poor kids work? - Minnesota

ACEsConnection member Dr. David McCollum published a comment on this article.

"But critics...have their doubts that these kinds of programs are worth the money and question whether the economic returns — at the high end, $16 gained in the future for every $1 spent in early childhood — they promise are believable.

In other words, despite the boost of early learning programs, poor children face so many other significant barriers to success -- chaotic homes and neighborhoods, low-quality schools and one-parent, non-supportive families – that those early benefits don’t last. They point to what some call the “fade-out” factor: some research showing that high-quality programs do help kids early on in life but the academic benefits fade as the children continue their schooling. In other words, despite the boost of early learning programs, poor children face so many other significant barriers to success -- chaotic homes and neighborhoods, low-quality schools and one-parent, non-supportive families – that those early benefits don’t last...."

http://www.minnpost.com/community-sketchbook/2013/02/do-early-childhood-programs-poor-kids-work

 

Dr. McCollum's comment here.

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