Assessing costs and benefits of early childhood intervention programs: Overview and applications to the Starting Early Starting Smart program

Author(s): Karoly, Lynn A.; Kilburn, M. Rebecca; Bigelow, James H.; Caulkins, Jonathan P.; Cannon, Jill S.;
Date Issued: 2001
Publisher(s): Rand Corporation; Casey Family Programs
Description: A discussion of issues for policymakers to consider in assessing the direct, monetary costs and benefits to early childhood intervention programs, based on information from the assessment of Starting Early Starting Smart (SESS)
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Funder(s): Casey Family Programs ; United States. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
Source: Seattle: Casey Family Programs; Santa Monica, CA: Rand Corporation. Retrieved May 13, 2004, from http://www.rand.org/publications/MR/MR1336/
Topics: Research & Evaluation Methods > Evaluation Methods

Child Care & Early Education Market > Economic & Societal Impact > Cost Benefit Analysis

Programs, Interventions & Curricula > Programs > Early Intervention/Protective/Therapeutic/At-Risk Programs
Country: United States
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