Investing in our children : what we know and don't know about the costs and benefits of early childhood interventions / / Lynn A. Karoly ... [et al.].

• Author: California Wellness Foundation.
• TeilnehmendeR: Karoly, Lynn A., 1961-; California Wellness Foundation.; Criminal Justice Program (Rand Corporation); Labor and Population Program.
• Year of Publication: 1998
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (185 p.)
• Notes: "Funded by a grant from The California Wellness Foundation."

There is increasing evidence that the first few years after birth are particularly important in child development and present opportunities for enrichment but also vulnerabilities do to poverty and other social stressors. Elected officials have begun proposing potentially costly programs to interven...