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Early childhood education
Elango, Sneha; García García-Menéndez, Jorge Luis; … - 2015
This paper organizes and synthesizes the literature on early childhood education and childcare. In it, we go beyond …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011386811
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Quantifying the life-cycle benefits of a prototypical early childhood program
García García-Menéndez, Jorge Luis; Heckman, James J.; … - 2017
This paper quantifies the experimentally evaluated life-cycle benefits of a widely implemented early childhood program targeting disadvantaged families. We join experimental data with non-experimental data using economic models to forecast its life-cycle benefits. Our baseline estimate of the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011664515
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The life-cycle benefits of an influential early childhood program
García García-Menéndez, Jorge Luis; Heckman, James J.; … - 2016
This paper estimates the long-term benefits from an influential early childhood program targeting disadvantaged families. The program was evaluated by random assignment and followed participants through their mid-30s. It has substantial beneficial impacts on health, children's future labor...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011595977
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The Life-cycle Benefits of an Influential Early Childhood Program
García, Jorge Luis; Heckman, James J.; Leaf, Duncan Ermini - 2016
This paper estimates the long-term benefits from an influential early childhood program targeting disadvantaged families. The program was evaluated by random assignment and followed participants through their mid-30s. It has substantial beneficial impacts on health, children's future labor...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011653184
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Evaluation of the Reggio Approach to Early Education
Biroli, Pietro; Del Boca, Daniela; Heckman, James J.; … - 2017
offered infant-toddler (ages 0 3) and preschool (ages 3 6) programs. The control group either didn't receive formal childcare … formal childcare. Relative to not receiving formal care, the Reggio Approach significantly boosts outcomes related to … exposed to alternative forms of childcare do not yield strong patterns of positive and significant effects. This suggests that …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011653470
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Gender Differences in the Benefits of an Influential Early Childhood Program
García, Jorge Luis; Heckman, James J.; Ziff, Anna - 2017
benefit relatively more from high-quality center childcare programs compared to low-quality programs. For them, home care …, even in disadvantaged environments, is more beneficial than lower-quality center childcare for many outcomes. This …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011653486
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Early Childhood Education
Elango, Sneha; García, Jorge Luis; Heckman, James J.; … - 2015
This paper organizes and synthesizes the literature on early childhood education and childcare. In it, we go beyond …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011401739
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Quantifying the Life-Cycle Benefits of a Prototypical Early Childhood Program
García, Jorge Luis; Heckman, James J.; Leaf, Duncan Ermini - 2017
This paper quantifies the experimentally evaluated life-cycle benefits of a widely implemented early childhood program targeting disadvantaged families. We join experimental data with non-experimental data using economic models to forecast its life-cycle benefits. Our baseline estimate of the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011744523
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Evaluation of the reggio approach to early education
Biroli, Pietro; Del Boca, Daniela; Heckman, James J.; … - 2017
offered infant-toddler (ages 0–3) and preschool (ages 3–6) programs. The control group either didn't receive formal childcare … formal childcare. Relative to not receiving formal care, the Reggio Approach significantly boosts outcomes related to … exposed to alternative forms of childcare do not yield strong patterns of positive and significant effects. This suggests that …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011647617
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Gender differences in the benefits of an influential early childhood program
García García-Menéndez, Jorge Luis; Heckman, James J.; … - 2017
benefit relatively more from high-quality center childcare programs compared to low-quality programs. For them, home care …, even in disadvantaged environments, is more beneficial than lower-quality center childcare for many outcomes. This …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011647668