The Abbott Preschool Program Longitudinal Effects Study (APPLES): Interim report
The interim results through kindergarten of a longitudinal study of the impact of participation in the New Jersey Abbott Preschool Program, a publicly-funded, high-quality preschool program for children in high-poverty school districts, based on classroom observations and direct child assessments
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Abbott Preschool Program Longitudinal Effects Study: Fifth grade follow-up
A study of the relationship of participation in New Jersey's Abbott Preschool, a publicly-funded, high-quality preschool program for children in high-poverty school districts, to educational achievement and school success in fourth and fifth grades, based on a comparison of state assessment test data for 553 Abbott Preschool participants and 201 matched nonparticipants who attended the same kindergarten classrooms
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The APPLES Blossom: The Abbott Preschool Program Longitudinal Effects Study (APPLES): Preliminary results through 2nd grade: Interim report
Preliminary findings from a longitudinal study on the lasting effects of participation in an Abbott prekindergarten program on children’s language, literacy, and math skills in first and second grade
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A benefit-cost analysis of the Abecedarian early childhood intervention
A discussion of findings from a benefit-cost analysis of the Abecedarian Early Childhood Intervention Study
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Benefit-cost analysis of the Perry Preschool Program and its policy implications
A benefit-cost analysis of the Perry Preschool project, a discussion of its net value, and implications for future policy decisions
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Benefits of compensatory preschool education
A review of studies on the benefits of compensatory preschool education, and its ability to produce long-term improvements in educational and economic success
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Changed lives: The effects of the Perry Preschool Program on youths through age 19
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Comparative benefit-cost analysis of the Abecedarian program and its policy implications
A longitudinal study of the costs and benefits of the Carolina Abecedarian Project, a preschool program providing intensive education and full-time child care five days a week to children from economically disadvantaged families, with a focus on program expenses and the educational, cognitive, and economic effects on participants, and comparisons to the High Scope/Perry and other preschool programs
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Continued impacts of New Mexico PreK on children's readiness for kindergarten: Results from the third year of implementation
A study of the impacts of participation in New Mexico PreK, a state-funded preschool program for four-year-old children offered through a variety of public and community-based providers, on children's receptive vocabulary, early literacy, and early math skills at kindergarten entry
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A cost analysis of Part C early intervention services in New Jersey
An investigation of characteristics of early intervention programs (EIPs) determining the costs of providing such programs, based on a sample of all 44 EIPs in New Jersey
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The cost and quality of full day, year-round early care and education in Massachusetts: Preschool classrooms
A report that examines the state of preschool-age, community-based child care in Massachusetts, with findings on quality of care, cost of care, and the relationship between quality and cost.
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Costs, benefits, and long term effects of early care and education programs: Recommendations and cautions for community developers
A review of the basis of claims related to the costs, benefits, and long-term effects of child care and early education programs, including effects on parental earnings and young children's academic achievements and development
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Determinants of household participation in Florida's Voluntary Prekindergarten program
A study of the relationship of child and family characteristics, including program awareness, to participation in Florida's publicly funded Voluntary Prekindergarten program, based on a survey of 1,305 randomly selected parents or legal guardians with children aged 4 and 5
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Developing preschool education policy: An economic perspective
An analysis of the development of preschool education policies, focusing on the economic aspects of investing in public preschool education programs
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Early care and education in Massachusetts public school preschool classrooms
An investigation into the costs, characteristics, and program quality of school-based preschool programs, using information from 95 preschool classrooms who participated in the Massachusetts Cost and Quality Study
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Early childhood programs and success in school: The Abecedarian Study
An analysis of the academic outcomes of low income children participating in the Carolina Abecedarian Project, an intensive early intervention
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Educational effectiveness of a Vygotskian approach to preschool education: A randomized trial
A random assignment experimental evaluation of the effects of Tools of the Mind, a Vygotskian-based curriculum, on the cognitive, linguistic, and socioemotional development of preschool children based on direct assessment and classroom observation
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Educational effects of the Tools of the Mind curriculum: A randomized trial
An evaluation of the impact of the Tools of the Mind curriculum on the cognitive, self-regulation, and language skills of preschoolers at a public preschool in a low-income neighborhood
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An effectiveness-based evaluation of five state pre-kindergarten programs
A comparison of the pre-kindergarten programs in Michigan, New Jersey, Oklahoma, South Carolina, and West Virginia, including an examination of the math, reading, and vocabulary scores of participating children, and an exploration of the relationship between program quality and outcomes
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An effectiveness-based evaluation of five state pre-kindergarten programs using regression-discontinuity
A study of the impact of state prekindergarten programs in Michigan, New Jersey, Oklahoma, South Carolina, and West Virginia on children's vocabulary, math, and print awareness skills by comparing children who had completed a year of prekindergarten with nonparticipants who had missed the enrollment age cut-off and were about to start prekindergarten
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The effects of the Arkansas Better Chance program on young children's school readiness
A study of the effects of Arkansas Better Chance, a state-funded child care and early education program for preschool-age children from low-income families, on the literacy, language, and math development of children entering kindergarten
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Effects of five state prekindergarten programs on early learning
A study of the impact of state prekindergarten programs in Michigan, New Jersey, Oklahoma, South Carolina, and West Virginia on children's vocabulary, math, and print awareness skills by comparing children who had completed a year of prekindergarten with nonparticipants who had missed the enrollment age cut-off and were about to start prekindergarten
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The effects of the Michigan School Readiness Program on young children's abilities at kindergarten entry
A study on the effects of the Michigan School Readiness Program on language, early literacy and early math skills in children entering kindergarten, part of a larger study on school readiness
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The effects of New Jersey's Abbott Preschool Program on young children's school readiness
A study on the effects of attending the New Jersey Abbott Preschool Program on language, early literacy and early math skills in children entering kindergarten, part of a larger study on school readiness
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The effects of the New Mexico PreK Initiative on young children’s school readiness
A study of the effects of the New Mexico PreK initiative on the receptive vocabulary, early literacy, and early math skills of children entering kindergarten, using data from a sample of 886 children from across New Mexico
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