A "noble bet" in early care and education lessons from one community's experience - Gill, Brian P. (Rand, 2002)
"MR-1544."
Includes bibliographical references (pages 141-146)
The Early Childhood Initiative (ECI), launched in Pittsburgh in 1996 to provide high-quality early care and education services to at-risk children, failed to achieve its goals. This report summarizes ECI's organizational history and analyses and explains its critical weaknesses
Introduction -- A Brief History of the Early Childhood Initiative -- ECI's Theory of Action -- ECI Services: Demand, Supply, and Incentives -- Explaining ECI's Costs -- Sustainability and the Strategy to Secure State Funding -- Lessons for the Future, Alternative Models, and Public-Policy Implications -- Appendix: ECI Cost Models