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Well-trained teachers, small class sizes, support for parents, and a 鈥渂ridge鈥� into the elementary grades are common characteristics found in some of the nation鈥檚 most successful early-childhood-education programs, concludes a report.
The report鈥攔eleased by the New York City-based Committee for Economic Development鈥攊dentifies the key features needed to design a 鈥渉igh quality鈥� early-childhood-education program. Its conclusions are based on the work done by the High/ Scope Perry Preschool program, the Carolina Abecedarian Project, and the Chicago Child-Parent Centers.
