ERIC ED443544: Benefits of High Quality Childcare pdf

ERIC ED443544: Benefits of High Quality Childcare

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This follow-up study examined the long-term effects of providing 5 years of high-quality childcare for low-income mothers participating in the Abecedarian study, a randomized trial of early childhood educational intervention for children from low-income families. Participating in the age-21 follow-up were 100 of the original 109 biological mothers; 51 were mothers of treated children and 49 were mothers of control children. Ninety-eight percent of children were African American. Findings indicated that about twice as many teen mothers of treated children as teen mothers of control children attained post-high school education. There were no treatment effects on employment. However, mothers of treated children had a higher average Hollingshead score than mothers of control children. It was concluded that high-quality childcare can have long-lasting benefits for teen mothers. (KB

• Creator/s: ERIC
• Date: 2000-06
• Year: 2000
• Book Topics/Themes: ERIC Archive, Black Youth, Day Care, Early Childhood Education, Early Intervention, Early Parenthood, Educational Attainment, Employment Level, Followup Studies, Longitudinal Studies, Low Income Groups, Mothers, Program Effectiveness, Program Evaluation, Pungello, Elizabeth, Campbell, Frances A., Miller-Johnson, Shari

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