The importance of effective early childhood education can hardly be overstated. In addition to improving the future quality of life and opportunities for children by better preparing them for success in school, such options are crucial to working parents. The Perryman Group recently examined this phenomenon through an economic cost and benefit lens, and the results make a compelling case for substantial and sustained investments.

When major categories of benefits were quantified, the analysis indicates that $1.00 invested in early childhood education yields $60.04 in aggregate net gains over time. Clearly, spending for effective early childhood education is not only worthy of consideration for the benefit of the families affected, but also for the heightened potential for the economy.

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