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Head Start Policy

Head Start Policy is a comprehensive federal early childhood development policy in the United States that distinguishes itself by providing integrated educational, health, nutritional, and parental involvement services to low-income children and their families through a holistic, school-readiness-focused framework.

356

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21.3K

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721

Authors

244

Institutions

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2017–2026

59

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356

Early Childhood Education Programs

Janet Currie · The Journal of Economic Perspectives · 2001 · 1K citations · Full text

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Does Head Start Make a Difference

Janet Currie, Duncan Thomas · American Economic Review · 1993 · 846 citations

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The Effectiveness of Early Head Start for 3-Year-Old Children and Their Parents: Lessons for Policy and Programs.

John M. Love, Ellen Eliason Kisker, Christine Ross et al. · Developmental Psychology · 2005 · 765 citations

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CSRP’s Impact on Low-Income Preschoolers’ Preacademic Skills: Self-Regulation as a Mediating Mechanism

C. Cybele Raver, Stephanie M. Jones, Christine P. Li‐Grining et al. · Child Development · 2011 · 756 citations · Full text

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Early Childhood Intervention and Life-Cycle Skill Development: Evidence from Head Start

David Deming · American Economic Journal Applied Economics · 2009 · 693 citations · Full text

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Authors

721

  1. JB
    Jeanne Brooks‐Gunn

    Columbia University, United States

    19 publications · 1.7K citations

    15

    h-index

  2. EZ
    Edward Zigler

    Yale University, United States

    12 publications · 358 citations

    11

    h-index

  3. RC
    Rachel Chazan‐Cohen

    University of Nebraska–Lincoln, United States

    9 publications · 1.3K citations

    9

    h-index

  4. HY
    Hirokazu Yoshikawa

    New York University, United States

    8 publications · 375 citations

    8

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  5. JM
    John M. Love

    Mathematica Policy Research, United States

    8 publications · 971 citations

    8

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Institutions

244

  1. Columbia University

    New York, United States

    16 h-index

    33 publications

    1.9K citations

  2. New York University

    New York, United States

    15 h-index

    30 publications

    2.4K citations

  3. Yale University

    New Haven, United States

    12 h-index

    14 publications

    432 citations

  4. University of Michigan

    Ann Arbor, United States

    11 h-index

    16 publications

    1.6K citations

  5. Temple University

    Philadelphia, United States

    10 h-index

    14 publications

    416 citations

  6. Harvard University

    Cambridge, United States

    10 h-index

    19 publications

    864 citations

  7. University of Nebraska–Lincoln

    Lincoln, United States

    9 h-index

    10 publications

    710 citations

  8. University of California, Berkeley

    Berkeley, United States

    9 h-index

    16 publications

    1.7K citations

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Venues

  1. Early Childhood Research Quarterly

    ECRQ · 24 publications · 935 citations

    18

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  2. Child Development

    12 publications · 1.7K citations

    12

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  3. Early Education and Development

    11 publications · 464 citations

    11

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  4. Children and Youth Services Review

    10 publications · 438 citations

    10

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  5. RePEc: Research Papers in Economics

    Repository · 9 publications · 367 citations

    9

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