The potential health benefits of early childhood education programs are quite large, especially for children living in poverty. In this report, authors Allison Friedman-Krauss and Steve Barnett set out the evidence regarding the short and long term health benefits to children from early childhood education programs, identify the features of…

Throughout history, societal investments in children have resulted in increased prosperity for individuals, communities, states and nations. This proved to be the case for California in the 1950s and 1960s, when the state strongly supported children's futures. Despite once following this path to prosperity, California has de-prioritized children…

Head Start program performance standards set by Administration for Children, Youth, and Families are presented in five sections. Subpart A sets out the goals of the Head Start program, emphasizing the implementation and enforcement of performance standards. Subpart B sets out education services objectives and performance standards concerning…