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Preschool isn't just about school.
By Dennis Hollier
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Comparing the Big 3 Studies
Characteristics of the Perry, Abecedarian, and Chicago Child-Parent Centers preschool programs
| Perry Preschool | Abecedarian | Chicago Child-Parent Centers | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Program Characteristics | |||
| Location city and state | Ypsilanti, MI | Chapel Hill, NC | Chicago, IL |
| Program description | Preschool | Eductional childcare | Preschool |
| Curriculum | Cognitive development | Language development | Language development |
| Enrollment age | 3 to 4 years | 6 to 12 weeks | 3 years |
| Calendar | Academic year | 50 weeks per year | Academic year; 6 week summer program |
| Number of days per week | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Length of day | 2.5 hours | 8 hours | 3 hours |
| Child-teacher ratio | 5:1 | 3:1 for infants to 6:1 for children age 5 | 8.5:1 |
| Teacher qualifications | Master’s degree; Child development training | Experience working with young children; In-service training | Bachelor’s degree; Certified in early childhood education |
| In-home visits | 1.5 hours per week | None listed | As part of outreach services |
| Parental involvement | Monthly meetings | None listed | Half-day per week |
| Health services | None listed | On-site pediatric care | Health screening; speech therapy; nursing services |
| Nutrition | None listed | Free breakfast, lunch, snack | Free and reduced price meals |
Source: Center for Business and Economic Research at the University of Kentucky; its report is called, “Costs and Benefits of Early Childhood Education.”
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This is complicated and would be simplified for action if a concept of positive expectation were used with high risk factors (actions not taken) for after pre-k resulting in a low present value of positive expectations. Low risk factors (actions taken) resulting in higher PVofPE-Prek. Actions are after age 6.
See table of this thinking. http://www.usa-positive-expectations.com/PVofPE-Prek.html
It is much more actionalble with follow on no choice ERSD-RA and FTFRTFT Socratic thinking