Outcomes of Early Childhood Education: Literature Review
This literature review was commissioned by the Ministry of Education to provide policy makers with a synthesis of research that analyses the impact of early childhood education (ECE) for children and families.
Author: Linda Mitchell, Cathy Wylie, & Margaret Carr [New Zealand Council for Educational Research]
Published: May 2008
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Contents
- Outcomes of Early Childhood Education
- Executive Summary
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Children: Cognitive outcomes
- 3. Children: Learning dispositions..
- 4. Child health
- 5. Parenting and life course outcomes
- 6. Maternal employment
- 7. Economic returns from ECE
- 8. Conclusion
- References
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