Economics of Early Childhood: The Research
To learn more about how investment in early childhood education and development benefits children,
families, businesses, and our national economy, consult the following studies, Web
sites, and publications:
Bartik, Timothy. Investing in Kids. Kalamazoo: W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research, 2011.
“Building a Quality Workforce.” Constructing Connections. Web. 13 February 2012 from
http://www.childaction.org/providers/booklets/docs/Solutions%20for%20Employee%20Child%20Care.pdf
Cappelli, Gregory W. Education, Jobs and the American Dream: How We Got Here. Apollo Group, 2013.
“Early Warning! Why Reading by the End of Third Grade Matters.” A KIDS COUNT Special Report from the Annie E.
Casey Foundation. Baltimore: Annie E. Casey Foundation, 2010.
Elevate Early Education: www.e3va.org. Web. 01 April 2013. “Fast Facts.”
U.S. Department of Education, National Center For Education Statistics. 2010. Web. 25 July 2011:
http://nces.ed.gov/fastfacts/display.asp?id=77
Hart, B. and Todd R. Risley. Meaningful Differences in the Everyday Experience of Young American Children.
Baltimore: Paul H. Brookes Publishing, 1995 (4th printing, January 2003)
Heckman: The Economics of Human Potential: www.heckmanequation.org. 01 April 2013. Web.
McKinsey & Company. “The Economic Impact of the Achievement Gap in America’s Schools.” 2009. Retrieved 01
April 2013 from:
http://www2.sph.unc.edu/images/stories/units/minority_health/documents/achievement_gap_report.pdf
“Mobilizing Business Champions For Children.” Pew Center on the States. Web. 02 February 2012:
http://www.smartbeginnings.org/Portals/5/PDFs/Research/PAES_BusinessCase08.3.11.pdf
“New Program Teaches Preschoolers Reading Skills, Getting Along With Others.” National Institute of Child Health
and Human Development. 2008. Web.01 April 2013: http://www.nichd.nih.gov/news/releases/nov19-08-NewProgram.cfm
“Position Statement on Early Childhood Care and Education.” National Association of School Psychologists Online.
2011. Web. 25 July 2011: http://www.nasponline.org/about_nasp/pospaper_earlychild.aspx
Reynolds, A., Temple, J., Robertson, D. and Mann, E. “Age 21 Cost-Benefit Analysis of the Title I Chicago ChildParent Centers.” In Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis. 25 July 2011:
http://epa.sagepub.com/content/24/4/267.abstract
Reynolds, A., Temple, J., Robertson, D. and Mann, E. “Long-term Effects of an Early Childhood Intervention on
Educational Achievement and Juvenile Arrest: A 15-Year Follow-up of Low-Income Children in Public Schools.” in
Journal of the American Medical Association, September 5, 2001 – Vol 286, No. 9, 23392346. Retrieved 20 July 2011 from:
http://www.precaution.org/lib/effects_of_early_intervention.010509.pdf
Roderick, M. “Grade Retention and School Dropout: Investigating the Association.” in American Educational
Research Journal Online. Retrieved 25 July 2011 from: http://aer.sagepub.com/content/31/4/729.short
Rolnick, Arthur J. and Rob Grunewald. “The Economics of Early Childhood Development as Seen by Two Fed
Economists.” Community Investments, Fall 2007. Retrieved 01 April 2013 from:
http://www.frbsf.org/publications/community/investments/0709/economics_early_childhood.pdf
Smart Beginnings South Hampton Roads: www.smartbeginningsshr.org. Web. 01 April 2013. Society for Human
Resource Management. “Meeting the Workforce Needs of the Future . . .Means Meeting the Developmental
Needs of Young Children Today.” Retrieved 13 February 2012 from:
http://www.readynation.org/uploads/20100616_PAESSHRM.web.pdf
Solutions for America Online. “Dropout Prevention.” Retrieved 25 July 2011 from:
http://www.solutionsforamerica.org/healthyfam/dropout_prevention.html
Stearns, E., Moller, S., Blau, J. and Potochnick, S. “Staying Back and Dropping Out: The Relationship Between
Grade Retention and School Dropout,” in Sociology of Education Online. Retrieved 25 July 2011 from:
http://soe.sagepub.com/content/80/3/210.abstract
“Unfinished Business: Continued Investment in Child Care and Early Education is Critical to Business and America’s
Future.” A Statement by the Policy and Impact Committee of the Committee for Economic Development.
Washington, D.C.: Committee For Economic Development, 2012.
“Why Businesses Should Support Early Childhood Education.” Institute for a Competitive Workforce. 2010. Web.
13 February 2012:
http://www.smartbeginnings.org/Portals/5/PDFs/Research/ICW_EarlyChildhoodReport_2010.pdf
Wren, S. “Matthew Effects in Reading.” on BalancedReading.com. 2011. Web.
20 July 2011: http://www.balancedreading.com/matthew.html