ArticlePloS one2018
The Chicago School Readiness Project: Examining the long-term impacts of an early childhood intervention.
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22 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
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- Early Childhood Education Teacher Workforce: Stress in Relation to Identity and Choices.Early childhood education journal · 2024Article
- Associations between preschool cognitive and behavioral skills and college enrollment: Evidence from the Chicago School Readiness Project.Developmental psychology · 2023Article
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- Children's social emotional competence in Pakistan and Sweden: Factor structure and measurement invariance of the Social Competence Scale (teacher edition).Frontiers in psychology · 2022Article
- Problem Mechanism and Solution Strategy of Rural Children's Community Inclusion-The Role of Peer Environment and Parental Community Participation.Frontiers in psychology · 2021Article
- Examining Heterogeneity in the Impacts of Socio-Emotional Curricula in Preschool: A Quantile Treatment Effect Approach.Frontiers in psychology · 2021Article
- Preschool Self-Regulation and Preacademic Skills as Mediators of the Long-Term Impacts of an Early Intervention.Child development · 2019Article
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Abstract
The current paper reports long-term treatment impact estimates for a randomized evaluation of an early childhood intervention designed to promote children's developmental outcomes and improve the quality of Head Start centers serving high-violence and high-crime areas in inner-city Chicago. Initial evaluations of end-of-preschool data reported that the program led to reductions in child behavioral problems and gains in measures of executive function and academic achievement. For this report, we analyzed adolescent follow-up data taken 10 to 11 years after program completion. We found evidence that the program had positive long-term effects on students' executive function and grades, though effects were somewhat imprecise and dependent on the inclusion of baseline covariates. Results also indicated that treated children had heightened sensitivity to emotional stimuli, and we found no evidence of long-run effects on measures of behavioral problems. These findings raise the possibility that developing programs that improve on the Head Start model could carry long-run benefits for affected children.
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