. This closes one-third of the gap between children with median and bottom quartile family income, and is about 80 percent as … large as model programs such as Perry Preschool. The long-term impact for disadvantaged children is large despite “fadeout …

disadvantaged African-American children and their children. The program improves outcomes of the first-generation treatment group … across the life cycle, which translates into better family environments for the second generation leading to positive … that have dominated popular discussions of early childhood programs. Children of the first-generation treatment group have …

from high-quality demonstration programs targeted toward disadvantaged children shows beneficial effects. Returns exceed … Start has beneficial effects on disadvantaged children compared to home alternatives. Universal programs benefit … disadvantaged children. …

sessions plus two sessions of guided interactions between parents and children focused on responsive play and dialogic reading … the socio-emotional development of children of families participating in either of the treatment arms improved (by 0 ….43 and 0.54 standard deviation, respectively) relative to children of nonparticipating families. The treatments also led to …

education program. We follow participants into late midlife as well as their children into adulthood. Impacts on the original … participants and their children generate substantial benefits. Access to life-cycle data enables us to evaluate the accuracy of …

disadvantaged African-American children and their children. The program improves outcomes of the first-generation treatment group … across the life cycle, which translates into better family environments for the second generation leading to positive … that have dominated popular discussions of early childhood programs. Children of the first-generation treatment group have …

relying on forecasts. Adult outcomes on the participants' children and siblings allow us to quantify spillover benefits. The …