Quality Preschool Is the ‘Most Cost-Effective’ Educational Intervention

High-quality preschool programs are "the most cost-effective educational interventions and are likely to be profitable investments for society as a whole."

A decade or so ago, when it was time to send my children to preschool, it never occurred to me to do anything else. For an upper-middle-class family like mine, enrolling my kids in a half-day nursery school program with all of its benefits (socialization and school readiness, among them) was a no-brainer.

By RANDYE HODER

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