Previous research has demonstrated that attending center care is associated with cognitive benefits for young children …. However, little is known about the ideal age for children to enter such care or the quot;rightquot; amount of time, both … weekly and yearly, for children to attend center programs. Using national data from the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study …

Young children in poor communities are spending more hours in non-parental care due to policy reforms and expansion of … early childhood programs. Studies show positive effects of high-quality center-based care on children's cognitive growth …-based care. Using a sample of children age 12 to 42 months when their mothers entered welfare-to-work programs, this paper finds …

Early childhood education and care (ECEC) can bring a wide range of benefits – for children, parents and society at … not deliver good outcomes for children or long-term productivity benefits for society. This new publication focuses on …