Shop by Topic
Shop by Product
ExchangeEveryDay Past Issues
<< Previous Issue
| View Past Issues | | Next Issue >> 
Early Education Leads to Success
September 23, 2011
Perhaps all the dragons in our lives are princesses who are only waiting to see us act, just once, with beauty and courage.
-Rainer Maria Rilke, 1875-1926, Austrian poet and writer
-Rainer Maria Rilke, 1875-1926, Austrian poet and writer
In the study, Irma Arteaga, an assistant professor in the Truman School of Public Affairs at the University of Missouri, along with Arthur Reynolds, Judy Temple, Suh-Ruu Ou, and Barry White at the University of Minnesota, examined the long-term success rates of Chicago’s Child-Parent Center Education Program (CPC), and found that low-income children who spent two to six years in the program had higher rates of high school graduation, fewer criminal arrests, reduced instances of substance abuse, and earned more money than children of the same age who did not participate in the program.
Commenting on the results, Artega observed, “Preschool programs are one of the most cost-effective of all social programs; yet only three percent of the $14 billion given to serve low-income children under the 'No Child Left Behind Act' goes to preschool. State and federal policies need to reflect the importance and advantages of early childhood education.”
Now you can meet your continuing education requirements from your home computer in your spare time! The process is simple, takes place entirely online, and best of all, is extremely affordable. Exchange is proud to offer you this unique opportunity in partnership with University of Wisconsin-Stout. In addition to getting credit for reading each issue of Exchange, you can order sets on Exchange articles on the following topics to read for credit:
For Teachers
- Outdoor Play Environments
- Food and Nutrition Challenges
- Literacy in the Early Years
- Serving Children with Special Needs
- Managing Challenging Behaviors
- Math in the Early Years
- Brain Research Implications for Early Childhood
- Involving Parents in Your Program
- Observation and Assessment
- Reggio Emilia Learning Experiences
- Making Play Work
- Social and Emotional Development
- Staff Recruitment and Selection
- Staff Challenges
- Leadership in Early Childhood
- Supervising Early Childhood Staff
- Training Early Childhood Staff
- Evaluating Early Childhood Programs
- ECE Leadership Issues #1
- Marketing Child Care Services
- Managing Money
- Maintaining a Safe Environment
- Physical Environment and Room Arrangement
- Organization Management
- Observation
- Teamwork
- Communication
Sale ends 06/15/2012
ExchangeEveryDay
Delivered five days a week containing news, success stories, solutions, trend reports, and much more.
What is ExchangeEveryDay?
ExchangeEveryDay is the official electronic newsletter for Exchange Press. It is delivered five days a week containing news stories, success stories, solutions, trend reports, and much more.
Join the Procare family of 25,000+ child care centers operating efficiently through software and payment processing automation.
Only $6.00 per order and 50% profit on every sale. Your bank account will start Greening up!
Scholastic Big Day for PreK is a proven-effective early learning program that embraces children's natural curiosity and prepares children for success in school and life!
www.scholastic.com/bigday
www.scholastic.com/bigday
Comments (5)
Displaying All 5 CommentsSan Diego, CA, United States
Does it matter what kind of preschool program these urban children are attending? Does quality of teacher interactions make any difference? time allowed for children's interests to be developed? Time for real play? Active pursuit of social connections with other children and adults? Child-initiated learning? Do any of these make a difference? The programs I have observed in urban San Diego for children who qualify for funded preschool are very structured teacher-directed learning using "prepared" curriculum determined by the company selling it rather than based on the learning interests of the children. Does quality play a role in producing Kindergarteners who can think and learn?
CECPD
Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, United States
I wanted to bring up a point one of the participants in a workshop suggested. As early childhood educators we strive to meet all benchmarks and standards for school readiness. Some centers follow NAEYC, NAC and NEPCA guidelines in setting up the environment along with the Environmental Rating Scales, all in preparation of the first day of 'big' school. But when children enter the local elementary they are bored with the 'drill and kill' method that kindergarten teachers usually use. Because they have already learned those basic skills they become disinterested and bored. Then the finger is turned back on those early childhood educators, saying what a waste of money funding early childhood programs. Someone needs to 'wake up' and look what is really happening. Early education has documented facts and figures that support our field. High school completion rates are higher, less juvenile mischief and substance abuse. YEAH for all those early childhood providers. Stay true to the path and make your voices heard!!!
The Infant Center
United States
Offer is not clear to me; for each issue read, only one staff would get 1 hour credit for $79.00? I may be missing something, but that is not cost effective for a Center. We have our own copies of several magazines shown. i would like to try the process.
Alliance for Early Childhood Finance
United States
Very favorable results for Chicago’s Child-Parent Center Education Program (CPC), but it is my understanding that despite them, the City of Chicago completely de-funded the CPCs. Might be a good follow-up report to ask them why.
United States
Are you saying that when participants read Exchange, and I assume, take a test and do homework that they can get college credits from Stout?
Post a Comment