High-quality early care and education for children from birth to kindergarten entry is critical to
positive child development and has the potential to generate economic returns, which …

This article proposes that universal and targeted preventive interventions should be
compared and evaluated in terms of their benefit–cost ratio in achieving population‐wide …

We use admissions lotteries to estimate the effects of large-scale public preschool in Boston
on college-going, college preparation, standardized test scores, and behavioral outcomes …

Extensive research has conclusively demonstrated that children's social class is one of the
most significant predictors--if not the single most significant predictor--of their educational …

Early childhood education in grades preK–3 continues to contribute to future school
success. Discrimination, however, can still be an obstacle for many children of Latinx …

General measures of process quality are widely used in the early childhood education
(ECE) field. However, the evidence regarding associations between the most widely used …

Using multiple datasets on parental and non-parental care provided to children up to age
six, we quantify differences in American children's care experiences by socioeconomic …

This study examined how practices used by early childhood education (ECE) providers to
engage parents (eg, sending home information about the child), parent school involvement …

With decades of evidence to support early childhood development (ECD) programs and
policies, investment in ECD has expanded worldwide. Currently, over 70 nations have …

Given the changing demographics of young children served by US schools, educational
equity practices must include ways of sustaining cultural heritage practices of children from …