Persistent Effects of Early Childhood Education On High risk Children and Their Mothers
Persistent Effects of Early Childhood Education On High-risk Children and Their Mothers Persistent Effects of Early Childhood Education On High-risk Children and Their Mothers The Abecedarian Project was an effort to determine the effect of early childhood education on high-risk children and their mothers Population Four cohorts of infants born between 1972 and 1977 were enrolled in the study. ... The sample included 111 children, 57 were randomly assigned to the preschool Treatment Group and 54 to the preschool Control Group. ... (2) Formal preschool education to include year-round, all day educational childcare/preschool programs that emphasized the development of cognitive, language, and adaptive behavior skills.