CPC-P3 Findings

CPC P-3 programs in St. Paul, MN, and Chicago were recently featured as case studies for effective approaches to alignment and differentiated instruction in the Department of Education’s report “Case Studies of Schools Implementing Early Elementary Strategies: Preschool Through Third Grade Alignment and Differentiated Instruction.”

HCRC Co-Director Arthur Reynolds recently published “CPC P-3: A System for Improving and Sustaining Early Learning Gains in an Age of Information Overload.”

The Council of Economic Advisers recently released an issue brief that highlights the challenges many American families face in providing high-quality care and education experiences for their young children. Research from HCRC Co-Director Arthur Reynolds is featured in “The Disconnect Between Resources and Needs When Investing in Children.”

Impacts of CPC

• Association of a Full-Day vs Part-Day Preschool Intervention With School Readiness, Attendance, and Parent Involvement
  In an expansion of the CPCs in Chicago, a full-day preschool intervention was associated with increased school readiness skills in 4 of 6 domains, attendance, and reduced chronic absences compared with a part-day program.

• Multi-Site Expansion of an Early Childhood Intervention and School Readiness
  The findings from this report show that expansion of the Child-Parent Center program to new schools and more diverse populations is feasible and effective in promoting school readiness skills and parental involvement.

Financing and Stability

• Using Benefit-Cost Analysis to Scale Up Early Childhood Programs through Pay-for-Success Financing
  This paper describes social impact borrowing as a new method for financing public services, outlines the contribution of BCA, and discusses the innovative use of social impact financing to promote scaling evidence-based Child-Parent Centers and other early childhood programs.

Predictors of Well-Being

• Adverse Childhood Experiences and Adult Well-Being in a Low-income, Urban Cohort
  This study tests the association between adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and multidimensional well-being in early adulthood for a low-income, urban cohort, and whether a preschool preventive intervention moderates this association.

Program Elements

• Strategies for Scaling Up: Promoting Parent Involvement through Family-School-Community Partnerships
  Flexibility, creativity, and collaboration are required to successfully meet the needs of each school when scaling up family engagement programs across a diverse range of communities.

• Not Just Academics: Paths of Longitudinal Effects From Parent Involvement to Substance Abuse in Emerging Adulthood
  CPC participation initiates a pathway to increased parent involvement and expectations, which positively impact adolescents’ competencies and problem behaviors, lowering rates of substance abuse.