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

• Main Author: Karoly, Lynn A. (auth)
• Other Authors: Greenwood, Peter W. (auth), Everingham, Susan S. (auth), Hoube, Jill (auth), Kilburn, M. Rebecca (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: RAND Corporation 1998
• Subjects: Education
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

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...