Budget/Financing, Curriculum, Governance/Board Decision Making, School Climate

Investing in Young Children: New Directions in Federal Preschool and Early Childhood Policy

Ron Haskins & W. Steven Barnett

The introduction of this volume details government spending on three early childhood programs – Early Head Start, Head Start, and home-visiting programs. Co-editors Ron Haskins and Steve Barnett also review enrollment in each type of program, review the contrasting papers presented on each program, and recommend policies designed to increase the returns on investment produced by these early childhood programs.