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Fischer, Robert L.; Peterson, Lance T.; Bhatta, Tirth; Coulton, Claudia – Journal of Education for Students Placed at Risk, 2013
Investments in high-quality early care and education have been shown to reap societal benefits across the lives of the children served. A key intervention point is in the lives of 3- to 5-year olds during the period prior to entering kindergarten. Many jurisdictions have developed broad-based prekindergarten initiatives. This study reports on a…
Descriptors: Kindergarten, Preschool Education, Urban Schools, Access to Education
Smialek, Jill; Katona, Michelle – Zero to Three (J), 2006
In 1999, the Board of Commissioners of Cuyahoga County, Ohio, joined with 21 philanthropic foundations and private funders, as well as nearly 80 community service agencies, to form a public-private partnership that would launch an early childhood initiative, Invest in Children, as a comprehensive system of care focused on improving the…
Descriptors: Early Intervention, Philanthropic Foundations, Quality of Life, Holistic Approach