Outcomes of early childhood education
On 28 May 2008, the New Zealand Council for Educational Research published a literature review (Outcomes of early childhood education) which aims to provide policy makers with a synthesis of research that analyses the impact of early childhood education for children and families.
The review addresses three questions:
What (short-term and long-term) developmental, educational, social, and economic outcomes are associated with participation in early childhood education for learners and their families?
Are different outcomes associated with different population groups and under different circumstances/contexts? In particular what types of institutional, funding and regulatory arrangements/frameworks are associated with achieving positive outcomes, when are adverse impacts more likely and for whom?
How do different outcomes interact and relate to one another? Specifically, what is the size/significance of the different impacts of early childhood education and how long do the effects last?
Outcomes of early childhood education: literature review (PDF)
