Structural Equality and Support Index in Early Childhood Education.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Whether early childhood education is associated with a wide range of adult outcomes above and beyond individual- and family-level outcomes is unknown. As a consequence of improving educational and career success, it is postulated that participation in high quality, comprehensive programs can promote residence in more supportive community contexts in adulthood.

Objective

To investigate whether participation in high-quality early childhood programs (ECP) in high-poverty neighborhoods is associated with neighborhood-level social determinants of health (SDH) at midlife.

Design, setting, and participants

This cohort study analyzed data from the Chicago Longitudinal Study, a prospective cohort investigation following-up 989 children aged 3 to 4 years attending th

SUBMITTER: Morency MM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11364995 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature