Benefits of Early-Childhood Program Flow Into Adulthood, Study Finds

Young children who took part in an intervention program run by the Chicago public schools continue to benefit from the services well into adulthood, a study released today shows.

At age 24, the adults had acquired more education and were less likely to commit crimes than those who did not receive the same level of service.

In addition, the sample that attended the district’s Child-Parent Centers—which serve preschoolers through 3rd graders—were more likely to have health insurance and be less apt to...