]> http://www.connectforkids.org/taxonomy/term/627/all The quality of child care matters—key research findings. en http://www.connectforkids.org/node/4303 <p>The Abecedarian Project found that low-income infants who were randomly assigned to participate in high-quality child care from infancy through age 5 experienced significantly greater academic success than peers who did not attend the program, finished more years of schooling, and as adults had improved employment and life prospects.</p> Weblinks Quality of Child Care Mon, 19 Jun 2006 08:03:45 -0500 http://www.connectforkids.org/node/4302 <p>The NICHD Study of Early Child Care is the most comprehensive child care study conducted to date in the United States. The NICHD data shows that higher-quality child care is linked with higher scores on standardized tests of math and reading achievement and of memory through third grade.</p> Weblinks Quality of Child Care Mon, 19 Jun 2006 08:02:54 -0500 http://www.connectforkids.org/node/2557 <p>This study&#151;perhaps the most well-known of all High/Scope research efforts&#151;examines the lives of 123 African Americans born in poverty and at high risk of failing in school. The study has fou</p> Early Learning/Pre-K Weblinks Quality of Child Care Tue, 15 Jul 2008 14:46:06 -0500