TY - BOOK AU - Karoly,Lynn A. AU - Kilburn,M.Rebecca AU - Cannon,Jill S. ED - ebrary, Inc. TI - Early childhood interventions: proven results, future promise AV - HV741 .K34 2005eb U1 - 362.7/0973 22 PY - 2005/// CY - Santa Monica, CA PB - Rand KW - Children with social disabilities KW - Services for KW - United States KW - Evaluation KW - Child welfare KW - Early childhood education KW - Child care services KW - Public welfare KW - Electronic books KW - local N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. 149-167); Disparities in early childhood and the associated consequences. The promise of early childhood interventions -- Strategies for intervention. Theoretical foundations of early childhood intervention. Strategies for early childhood intervention. Strategies for program evaluation. Early childhood intervention programs with rigorous evaluations and strong evidence to date. Taxonomy of selected early childhood intervention programs -- What works in early childhood intervention programs. Outcomes improved by early childhood intervention programs. Magnitude of the effects. Features associated with more effective programs -- The economics of early childhood interventions. Potential economic benefits of early childhood interventions. Benefit-cost studies of early childhood interventions. Other economic and noneconomic benefits of early childhood interventions. Strengths and limitations of economic evidence -- Conclusions; Electronic reproduction; Palo Alto, Calif.; ebrary; 2009; Available via World Wide Web; Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries UR - http://ezproxy.taylors.edu.my/login?url=http://site.ebrary.com/lib/taylorscollege/Doc?id=10152619 ER -