Investing in additional programs other than traditional schooling is a thought that crosses many parents and caregivers minds. Should I send my child to a childcare facility before preschool to help them socialize with peers? How important is it that I select a quality preschool for my child to attend? These are questions that many parents ask themselves and as a whole, according to Duncan et. al the results are mixed.

While Duncan and his colleagues do determine that early childhood programs do play a role in helping children maximize their potential, the means in which they achieve this end remain unclear. The article concludes that it still remains unknown what methods and programs work for specific children and why those programs work. The author poses that econometric methods could be used in order to answer these key questions. Overall, there is still plenty of work to be done in order to determine which programs work and why, however it can be concluded that as a whole these programs prove quite consequential in the outcomes of childhood development.

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1574069222000058

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