Professor Heckman's value analysis of these programs reveals that investing in early childhood development for disadvantaged
children provides a high return on investment to society through increased personal achievement and social productivity.
Not exact matches
By overstating the economic
return, advocates may be creating unrealistic expectations and ultimately dooming the long - term community support for
providing high - quality educational programs to all young
children.
For young
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Returning children to a family environment is a
high priority, and Treatment Foster Care (TFC)
provides the structure and support needed for a
child to
return to such an environment when he or she is unable to
return to their own family.
Providing young
children with a healthy environment in which to learn and grow is not only good for their development — economists have also shown that
high - quality early childhood programs bring impressive
returns on investment to the public.
Children left the program with
higher levels of skills and parents may have realized that education
provided greater
returns than they previously thought.
Preventing the achievement gap, improving health outcomes, boosting earnings and
providing a
high rate of economic
return — this one - page document summarizes the benefits of investing in quality early childhood education for disadvantaged
children.
Findings highlighted the following * Fosterline
provides a low cost early intervention service, which has the potential to
provide a
high return for
children who are fostered * Increased promotion to support wider awareness of Fosterline is needed * Improvements to the communication triangle between foster carers, social workers and fostering agencies, improved working conditions called for too