US study shows economic benefits

By Nicole Curnow, Nursery World, 2 December 2004

High-quality nursery education has life-long benefits for individuals and the economy, a landmark study concluded last week. Findings from a 40-year experiment, which tracked three-and four-year-olds into adulthood, found that children who attended the High/Scope Perry Pre-school programme in the United States had higher-paid jobs, were more likely to graduate from high school and had committed fewer crimes.

High-quality nursery education has life-long benefits for individuals and the economy, a landmark study concluded last week. Findings from a 40-year experiment, which tracked three-and four-year-olds into adulthood, found that children who attended the High/Scope Perry Pre-school programme in the United States...

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