Children's Bureau Discretionary ECCW Grant Program: The
Early Childhood Collaborative, Connecticut Final Report The Early Childhood Collaborative & James Bell Associates, Inc. (2013) View Abstract Discusses the activities and accomplishments of a federally funded project designed to build upon and expand the partnership between the Connecticut Department of Children and Families and the Connecticut Office of Head Start with the goal of building local community partnerships that maximize enrollment and attendance of infants and young children ages birth to 5 years, especially foster children, into comprehensive, high - quality early care and education and mental health prog
Early Childhood Collaborative, Connecticut Final Report The
Early Childhood Collaborative & James Bell Associates, Inc. (2013) View Abstract Discusses the activities and accomplishments of a federally funded project designed to build upon and expand the partnership between the Connecticut Department of Children and Families and the Connecticut Office of Head Start with the goal of building local community partnerships that maximize enrollment and attendance of infants and young children ages birth to 5 years, especially foster children, into comprehensive, high - quality early care and education and mental health prog
Early Childhood Collaborative & James Bell Associates, Inc. (2013) View Abstract Discusses the activities and accomplishments
of a federally funded project designed to build upon and expand the partnership between the Connecticut Department
of Children and Families and the Connecticut Office
of Head Start with the goal
of building local community partnerships that maximize enrollment and
attendance of infants and young children ages birth to 5
years, especially foster children, into comprehensive, high - quality
early care and education and mental health prog
early care and
education and mental health programs.
For example, researchers have found that
attendance in a high - quality
early childhood program has short - and long - term benefits for children, their families, and the wider society.33 These benefits range from reduced need for special
education services or remedial support during the K - 12
years to reduced dependency on government assistance in adulthood and increased tax revenue.34 Attempts to quantify these benefits have found a return on investment
of between $ 3 and $ 13 for every dollar invested in
early childhood.35 Even at the low end
of this estimate, this is a significant return.