{"id":3920,"date":"2007-01-03T14:18:40","date_gmt":"2007-01-03T19:18:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/firstfocus.org\/?post_type=ffc_cpt_resources&#038;p=3920"},"modified":"2024-03-15T12:53:47","modified_gmt":"2024-03-15T16:53:47","slug":"cost-effective-investments-children-2","status":"publish","type":"resource","link":"https:\/\/firstfocus.org\/resource\/cost-effective-investments-children-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Cost-Effective Investments in Children"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"color: #000000;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/firstfocus.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Cost-Effective-Investments-in-Children.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"  wp-image-12102 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/firstfocus.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/01\/Screen-Shot-2015-08-06-at-4.58.27-PM.png\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2015-08-06 at 4.58.27 PM\" width=\"193\" height=\"251\" srcset=\"https:\/\/firstfocus.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/01\/Screen-Shot-2015-08-06-at-4.58.27-PM.png 408w, https:\/\/firstfocus.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/01\/Screen-Shot-2015-08-06-at-4.58.27-PM-231x300.png 231w, https:\/\/firstfocus.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/01\/Screen-Shot-2015-08-06-at-4.58.27-PM-38x50.png 38w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 193px) 100vw, 193px\" \/><\/a>Based on a review of benefit-cost evidence, this paper identifies four areas of investment that merit expanded federal funding even in a time of fiscal austerity. America&#8217;s future economic well-being will benefit from targeted investments to ensure that children have the skills to become tomorrow&#8217;s adult workers, caregivers, taxpayers, and citizens. Target areas for a package of proposals totaling about $25 billion annually and $133 billion over a five-year period are the following:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"color: #000000;\">\n<li>High-quality early childhood education programs for three- and four-year-old children ($94 billion over five years);<\/li>\n<li>Nurse home-visiting programs to promote sound prenatal care and the healthy development of infants and toddlers ($14 billion over five years);<\/li>\n<li>School reform with an emphasis on programs in high-poverty elementary schools that improve the acquisition of basic skills for all students ($17 billion over five years); and<\/li>\n<li>Programs that reduce the incidence of teenage pregnancy ($8 billion over five years).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Based on a review of benefit-cost evidence, this paper identifies four areas of investment that merit expanded federal funding even in a time of fiscal austerity. 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