Investing in Our Children What We Know and Don't Know About the Costs and Benefits of Early Childhood Interventions

by Karoly, Lynn A.; Everingham, Susan S.; Hoube, Jill; Kilburn, Rebecca; Rydell, Peter C.

• ISBN13: 9780833025302
• ISBN10: 0833025309
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1998-04-07
• Publisher: RAND Corporation

Summary

The authors find that well-targeted early intervention programs for at-risk children, such as nurse home visits to first-time mothers and high-quality preschool education, can yield substantial advantages to participants in terms of emotional and cognitive development, education, economic well-being and health.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. iii
Summary	p. xi
Acknowledgments	p. xxiii
Introduction	p. 1
Targeted Early Intervention Programs and Their Benefits	p. 11
Comparing Costs, Savings, and Benefits	p. 73
Issues Relevant to Investment Decisions	p. 105
Calculation of the Costs and Benefits of the Elmira Prenatal/Early Infancy Project	p. 123
Calculation of the Costs and Benefits of the Perry Preschool	p. 137
References	p. 143
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