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Monthly Archives: February 2011
Metro area size and business incentives
In a previous post, I explored how the economic development benefits of a local area’s investment in early childhood programs might vary with the local area’s population size. In today’s post, I explore how metro area size might affect the … Continue reading
Proposed pre-k budget cuts in New Jersey
Steve Barnett of the National Institute for Early Education Research (NIEER) has a blog post on recent proposals to cut back New Jersey’s Abbott preschool program from a full-day to a half-day program. This Abbott program, which was prompted by … Continue reading
Posted in Early childhood program design issues, Early childhood programs
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Metro area size: effects on the economic development benefits of early childhood programs
My book, Investing in Kids, provides evidence that a state or local government’s investment in high-quality early childhood programs will have a payoff for that state or local area. That payoff is what I call “economic development benefits”: higher per … Continue reading
Does “universal pre-k” need to be a full-day, two-year program?
A commenter on this blog argues that “universal pre-k” is too costly because of the large estimated costs of providing full-day preschool for all 3 year olds and 4 year olds. She argues that “According to UPK advocates, “Universal pre-k” … Continue reading
The political economy of early childhood programs
This lengthy series of posts on the income distribution effects of early childhood programs illustrates why some foundations, such as Pew, have been so interested in “universal” pre-k. The attraction is that universal pre-k potentially helps overcome some perceived limitations … Continue reading
How does U.S. investment in preschool compare to other developed countries?
Laura Bornfreund at Early Ed Watch has a useful post comparing U.S. investment in preschool with other developed countries. The other developed countries are those in the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). OECD includes such countries as the … Continue reading
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Income distribution effects of the Nurse Family Partnership
Chapter 8 of Investing in Kids also estimates the effects on different groups of “full-scale” implementation of the Nurse Family Partnership program. The NFP provides nurse home visitation services to first time mothers, from disadvantaged families, during the pre-natal period … Continue reading
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