Evidence Base for Preschool Education

A new report from the Society for Research in Child Development, Investing in Our Future: The Evidence Base on Preschool Education makes a strong case for the value of early childhood education.  Key findings:

* Large-scale public preschool programs can have substantial impacts on children’s early learning.  

* Quality preschool education is a profitable investment.

* The most important aspects of quality in preschool education are stimulating and supportive interactions between teachers and children and effective use of curricula.

* Supporting teachers in their implementation of instructional approaches through coaching or mentoring can yield important benefits for children.

* Quality preschool education can benefit middle-class children as well as disadvantaged children; typically developing children as well as children with special needs; and dual language learners as well as native speakers.

* There are important benefits of comprehensive services when these added services are carefully chosen and targeted.

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