Investing in our children what we know and don't know about the costs and benefits of early childhood interventions

There is increasing evidence that the first few years after birth are particularly important in child development and present opportunities for enrichment but also vulnerabilities do to poverty and other social stressors. Elected officials have begun proposing potentially costly programs to interven...

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Corporate Authors: California Wellness Foundation (-), Criminal Justice Program (Rand Corporation), Labor and Population Program
Other Authors: Karoly, Lynn A., 1961- (-)
Format: eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Santa Monica, CA : Rand 1998.
Edition:1st ed
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See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009426441906719
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Summary:There is increasing evidence that the first few years after birth are particularly important in child development and present opportunities for enrichment but also vulnerabilities do to poverty and other social stressors. Elected officials have begun proposing potentially costly programs to intervene early in the lives of disadvantaged children. Have such interventions been demonstrated to yield substantial benefits? To what extent might they pay for themselves through lower welfare and criminal justice costs incurred by participating children as they grow into adults? This study synthesizes
Item Description:"Funded by a grant from The California Wellness Foundation."
Physical Description:1 online resource (185 p.)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (p. 143-149).
ISBN:9781282451322
9786612451324
9780833043269
9780585361390