This paper considers whether expanding access to center-based early childhood education
(ECE) will reduce economic inequality later in life. A strong evidence base indicates that …

Experimental research demonstrates sustained high‐quality early care and education (ECE)
can mitigate the consequences of poverty into adulthood. However, the long‐term effects of …

The distribution of household income grew more unequal in the United States during the
closing decades of the twentieth century. Persistent and growing income inequality is …

From Preschool to Prosperity: The Economic Payoff to Early Childhood Education Page 1
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Many low-income and minority children in the United States and globally are at risk of poor
educational trajectories and, consequently, diminished life courses, because their …

Randomized controlled trial evidence shows that interventions before age 5 can improve
skills necessary for educational success; the effect of these interventions on socioeconomic …

Increases in family income inequality in the United States have translated into widening
gaps in educational achievement and attainments between children from low-and high …

Objectives. Has inequality in access to early education been growing or lessening over
time? Methods. Using the October Current Population Survey education supplement from …

This chapter concerns the state of the literature on early childhood education (ECE)–formal
programs offering group instruction outside the home for children younger than the standard …

Children face very different chances of getting ahead in life depending on the circumstances
of their birth. Parenting and its role in the diverging destinies of rich and poor children are …