Zero-to-five programs yield positive outcomes

Children from low-income families who enroll in high-quality prekindergarten programs that serve children from infancy to age 5 may have more positive outcomes later in life than those who enroll in programs that start serving children at age 3, according to a study by Nobel Prize winner James Heckman. Data show zero-to-five programs yield such benefits as better highschool graduation rates - https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/a-nobel-prize-winner- says-public-preschool-programs-should-start-at-birth/2016/12/11/2576a1ee-be91-11e6-94ac- 3d324840106c_story.html?utm_term=.f4df8921c258&wpisrc=nl_sb_smartbrief .