Advocates say that high-quality preschool environments prepare children for starting school. A recent study of more than 6,000 children finds only slight evidence to support the claim – and asks whether the typical measures of preschool quality are solid enough to detect the true effect.
June 2013
19 June 2013
With more mothers at work, many young children spend their days in nursery schools or with friends or relatives. Some commentators worry that preschool time away from mom or dad is storing up trouble for these kids. But a recent study finds that children in childcare did just as well on cognitive tests as similar kids at home – and disadvantaged children actually did better.
12 June 2013
An increasing number of low-income mothers need to work after their child’s birth to make ends meet. A US study up-ends the conventional wisdom: having mom at work may actually be good for the kids’ social development.
06 June 2013
Sex, weight, eye color, hair color, and name… these are the first few bits of knowledge we gather about each new bouncing baby boy or girl. But is there more we can know? What about information that can tell us a bit about the baby’s starting shot at life? A team from Child Trends thinks they have an answer.
03 June 2013
As social service budgets are squeezed, the search is on for programs that reduce public costs without putting children at risk. In the case of families affected by substance use, the Strengthening Families Program may fit the bill.
