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The Children of the Cost, Quality & Outcomes Study Go to School
High-quality child care positively affects children's
cognitive and social skills through the second grade, according
to a major national study by researchers at four universities, including
researchers at FPG and the National Center for Early Development
& Learning at UNC-Chapel Hill. Children in quality care programs
when they were 3 and 4 years old scored better on math, language
and social skills development through the early elementary years
than children in poor-quality care. Researchers, who began following
these children 4 years ago as part of the Cost, Quality & Outcomes
Study, say policy implications are significant.
A printed copy of the complete Technical Report
of the study may be ordered for $20 or obtained
online. Printed copies of the Executive
Summary can be purchased for $10 or obtained
online. For printed copies please send a note indicating
which publication you would like to order with your name and mailing
address to FPG Publications
Office.
This research project was funded by grants from the Carnegie Corporation
of New York, the William T. Grant Foundation, the JFM Foundation,
the A. L. Mailman Family Foundation, the David and Lucile Packard
Foundation, the Pew Charitable Trusts, the USWEST Foundation, the
Smith Richardson Foundation, and the Educational Research and Development
Centers Programs as administered by the Office of Educational Research
and Improvement, PR/Award Number R307A60004, US Department of Education.
Contents do not necessarily represent the positions or policies of
the National Institute on Early Childhood Development and Education,
the Office of Educational Research and Improvement, the US Department
of Education, or any other sponsoring organization.
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