LEADER 04149nam 2200685 a 450 001 9910220138103321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-282-45132-4 010 $a9786612451324 010 $a0-8330-4326-9 010 $a0-585-36139-8 035 $a(CKB)111004368712806 035 $a(EBL)475071 035 $a(OCoLC)609852632 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000183346 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12011460 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000183346 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10194613 035 $a(PQKB)11143698 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL475071 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr2004587 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC475071 035 $a(EXLCZ)99111004368712806 100 $a19980309d1998 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aInvesting in our children $ewhat we know and don't know about the costs and benefits of early childhood interventions /$fLynn A. Karoly ... [et al.] 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aSanta Monica, CA $cRand$d1998 215 $a1 online resource (185 p.) 300 $a"Funded by a grant from The California Wellness Foundation." 311 $a0-8330-2530-9 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 143-149). 327 $aCover; Preface; Contents; Figures; Tables; Summary; Acknowledgements; Chapter One - Introduction; The Importance of Early Childhood Education; What is Early Intervention?; Goals and Approaches of This Study; Organization of This Report; Chapter Two - Targeted Early Intervention Programs and Their Benefits; The Origins of Early Intervention; From Theory to Practice: Determining Which Interventions Work; Historical Review of Targeted Early Intervention Programs; First Models for Targeted Early Intervention Programs; The Next Generation of Targeted Early Intervention Programs 327 $aMore Recent Models of Targeted Early Intervention Summary of Findings; Chapter Three - Comparing Costs, Savings, and Benefits; Programs Selected for Analysis; Comparing Program Costs to the Government Savings the Programs Generate; Additional Monetary Benefits to the Rest of Society; Sensitivity of Results to Discount Rate; Findings from Cost-Savings and Cost-Benefit Analyses; Chapter Four -Issues Relevant to Investment Decisions; What We Know About Early Childhood Intervention; What We Don't Know About Early Childhood Intervention; Next Steps for Research and Policy 327 $aAppendix A - Calculation of the Costs and Benefits of the Elmira Prenatal/Early Infancy Project Appendix B - Calculation of the Costs and Benefits of the Perry School; References 330 $aThere 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 intervene early in the lives of disadvantaged children. Have such interventions been demonstrated to yield substantial benefits? To what extent might they pay for themselves through lower welfare and criminal justice costs incurred by participating children as they grow into adults? This study synthesizes 606 $aChildren with social disabilities$xServices for$zUnited States$xEvaluation 606 $aChildren with social disabilities$xServices for$zUnited States$xCosts 606 $aChild welfare$zUnited States 606 $aPublic welfare$zUnited States 615 0$aChildren with social disabilities$xServices for$xEvaluation. 615 0$aChildren with social disabilities$xServices for$xCosts. 615 0$aChild welfare 615 0$aPublic welfare 676 $a362.7/0973 701 $aKaroly$b Lynn A.$f1961-$0863706 712 02$aCalifornia Wellness Foundation. 712 02$aCriminal Justice Program (Rand Corporation) 712 02$aLabor and Population Program. 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910220138103321 996 $aInvesting in our children$92290000 997 $aUNINA