UK Study Supports ECE Value

09/09/2008

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Children who went to preschool perform better in math at age 10 than classmates who didn't get the early education, according to a study in the United Kingdom. The study reported in Bloomberg News, "Preschool tied to higher math skills", found that "an average child of that age who attended preschool scores 27 percent higher on a standard math test than a comparable pupil without the preparation."

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"The finding may buttress the case made by advocates of universal preschool education in the United States, where the federal government provides such programs only for children from low-income families. By contrast, the UK has paid for preschool for all 3- and 4-year-olds since 2004, regardless of their parents' earnings."

"The UK scientists said they analyzed data on more than 2,500 children. The subjects had attended preschool for 18 months on average, and also had five years of elementary education by age 10."

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