43 min
The ROI of High Quality Child Care with Prenatal-to-3 Policy Impact Center Impacting the Classroom
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In today’s episode, we continue our discussion with Anna Kresse and Mackenzie Whipps from the Prenatal-to-3 Policy Impact Center. This time, we go beyond the cost of quality childcare and examine the incredible returns on investment it can provide. The science behind the development of children shows us the profound impact of having the right people and settings around them.
In our conversation, we also consider the role of CLASS® in the Virginia project and its connection to the return on investment in the quality of childcare. Anna and Mackenzie clearly show how inadequate access to childcare for kids, infants, and toddlers costs the nation about $122 billion every year and how childcare plays an important role in the economy. We also look closer at the value of states conducting high-quality, rigorous evaluations to understand the impact of the large influx of resources from pandemic-era funding and childcare.
Topics Discussed in This Episode
[00:00:42] Introducing Anna and Mackenzie and their work at the Prenatal to 3 Policy Impact Center
[00:03:03] How we know that investments in childcare are worth it
[00:10:14] The role that CLASS plays in the return on investment of the childcare work Anna and Mackenzie have been doing.
[00:13:43] A good starting point for an evaluation process
[00:18:00] The reforms New Mexico has been working on and what their outcomes have been
[00:26:35] Virginia’s reforms and outcomes
[00:35:15] The meaning of theories of change
[00:39:35] Important takeaways from Anna and Mackenzie
Resources
Marnetta Larrimer
Anna Kresse
Mackenzie Whipps
Report: Articulating the Value of Early Childhood Investments in Virginia
Prenatal-to-3 Policy Impact Center
In today’s episode, we continue our discussion with Anna Kresse and Mackenzie Whipps from the Prenatal-to-3 Policy Impact Center. This time, we go beyond the cost of quality childcare and examine the incredible returns on investment it can provide. The science behind the development of children shows us the profound impact of having the right people and settings around them.
In our conversation, we also consider the role of CLASS® in the Virginia project and its connection to the return on investment in the quality of childcare. Anna and Mackenzie clearly show how inadequate access to childcare for kids, infants, and toddlers costs the nation about $122 billion every year and how childcare plays an important role in the economy. We also look closer at the value of states conducting high-quality, rigorous evaluations to understand the impact of the large influx of resources from pandemic-era funding and childcare.
Topics Discussed in This Episode
[00:00:42] Introducing Anna and Mackenzie and their work at the Prenatal to 3 Policy Impact Center
[00:03:03] How we know that investments in childcare are worth it
[00:10:14] The role that CLASS plays in the return on investment of the childcare work Anna and Mackenzie have been doing.
[00:13:43] A good starting point for an evaluation process
[00:18:00] The reforms New Mexico has been working on and what their outcomes have been
[00:26:35] Virginia’s reforms and outcomes
[00:35:15] The meaning of theories of change
[00:39:35] Important takeaways from Anna and Mackenzie
Resources
Marnetta Larrimer
Anna Kresse
Mackenzie Whipps
Report: Articulating the Value of Early Childhood Investments in Virginia
Prenatal-to-3 Policy Impact Center
43 min