How do early care and education programs
make Connecticut stronger?
Connecticut is stronger because…
• For every dollar invested in quality preschool, there is a return on investment of $16.14 per child. 1
1 – High/Scope Perry Preschool Study Through Age 40 - 2005
Connecticut is stronger because…
• Quality preschool helps Connecticut kids do better in school.
• CT teacher survey – Children with two years of quality preschool are twice as ready for kindergarten in language, literacy and math than their peers without preschool.2
2 – “A Children’s Stock Portfolio,” Connecticut Commission on Children, April 2007
Connecticut is stronger because…
• Quality preschool helps Connecticut kids do better in school.
• Students from Bridgeport that attended quality preschool had higher reading scores from grades K-2; they also had fewer retentions and more frequent attendance. 2
2 – “A Children’s Stock Portfolio,” Connecticut Commission on Children, April 2007
Connecticut is stronger because…
• Quality preschool reduces special education costs for CT towns.
• In Milford, children who attended a quality preschool were three times less likely to require special education during their kindergarten year. 2
2 – “A Children’s Stock Portfolio,” Connecticut Commission on Children, April 2007
Connecticut is stronger because…
• Quality preschool narrows the achievement gap – the largest in the nation.
• Middletown, CT children with quality preschool narrowed the achievement gap between African-American and Caucasian students. 2
2 – “A Children’s Stock Portfolio,” Connecticut Commission on Children, April 2007
Connecticut is stronger because…
• Quality preschool narrows the achievement gap – the largest in the nation.
• In Middletown, CT there was a threefold reduction in the number of low-income African-American students deemed “not ready for school.” 2
2 – “A Children’s Stock Portfolio,” Connecticut Commission on Children, April 2007
Connecticut is stronger because…
• Quality preschool increases high school graduation rates.
• A comprehensive, federally funded study showed Chicago children who attended a preschool program were 29% more likely to graduate from high school. 3
3 – Chicago Longitudinal Study
Connecticut is stronger because…
• Quality preschool reduces crime & criminal justice costs.
• Children in the Chicago study who attended a preschool program had a 33% lower rate of juvenile arrest. 3
3 – Chicago Longitudinal Study
Connecticut is stronger because…
• Quality preschool reduces crime & criminal justice costs.
• Children in the Chicago study who attended a preschool program also had a 40% reduction in violent offenses resulting in savings to the criminal justice system and tangible benefits for crime victims. 3
3 – Chicago Longitudinal Study
Connecticut is stronger because…
• Quality preschool increases future earnings & tax revenues.
• The Chicago study shows that children who attended a preschool program had higher incomes than their peers who did not attend a preschool. 3
3 – Chicago Longitudinal Study
Connecticut is stronger because…
• Quality preschool increases future earnings & tax revenues.
• The Chicago study also shows that increased tax revenues are associated with higher expected earnings capacity.3
3 – Chicago Longitudinal Study
How do Early Care and Education Programs
Make Connecticut Stronger?