Experimental Method: The Chicago Child-Parent Center study was a longitudinal study that followed the progress of children enrolled in twenty-four preschools in low-income areas between the years of to The resources provided by the CPC program entailed extensive family-support services including parent workshops, one-on-one meetings with teachers, and compulsory classroom volunteer time.
Comprehensive educational services, health care, and free meals were provided to each student enrolled from ages three through nine. Their results were compared to same-aged peers from similar socio-economic backgrounds enrolled in other preschool programs throughout the area. All of this data confirms that the benefits far outweigh the costs. These monetary benefits were found in increased tax revenues, reduced criminal justice system expenditures, and savings on school remedial services.
Inferences: This study truly hones in on the economic incentive for investing in high-quality early childhood intervention. For more on why early intervention makes sense economically please see our summary of "The Economic Argument. More programs like this would be really great. Not just for me, but the other moms said it too. It really helped out a lot. The vignettes are very well designed and, most importantly, speak directly to parents. Our PACE group participants always comment on them positively.
I believe that this is because they identify with the parents they see and with the situations they and their children depict.
No fuss or talking to parents in a moralizing fashion — just common parenting situations that all parents of young children invariably face. Dumas - University of Geneva Read More. Before [my son] was very aggressive, with everybody and with me… Like he would throw all the toys, make a big mess.
The CPP has been an extremely useful adjunct to my work with preschoolers and their families. It is very user-friendly, well received by parents and caregivers, and it gets great results! Being a CPP group leader means the world to me. I would have been a part of this team without compensation… Being a group leader has been a tremendous help on my job, as I am the parent coordinator and [it] aided me in school when I was taking a group process class.
This experience has truly enhanced my knowledge base. It has been a pleasure and a privilege to have worked with these families. Parents have evaluated both the content and format of the program very favorably. They find the strategies taught in the program really helpful as they encounter new parenting challenges with each development change in their child. I really enjoyed this program. The group leaders were great instructing this program by examples and having fun with it. I snuck into the group a couple of times and it was such a warm and rich environment and I said I hope it stays like that….
It was beautiful. Before I used to scream a lot. And then when I start taking the program, [my husband] noticed that I was like changing the way I am. It helped him a lot too. Sign In. Forgot your username? About Us. Contact Us! This email address is being protected from spambots. Email Address:.
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