The document provides references for 3 sources on early childhood education and care: 1) A 1998 RAND report on the costs and benefits of early childhood interventions. 2) A 2011 McGraw-Hill textbook containing opposing viewpoints on educational issues. 3) A 2002 article in the American Educational Research Journal presenting results on child care and development from the NICHD Study of Early Child Care.

1. References
Karoly, L., P. Greenwood, S. Everingham, J. Houbé, R. Kilburn, P. Rydell, M. Sanders, and J. Chiesa.1998.
Investing in Our Children: What We Know and Don’t Know about the Costs and Benefits of Early
Childhood Interventions. Santa Monica, CA: RAND, Report MR-898-TCWF.
Noll, J.W. (2011). Taking sides: clashing views on educational issues. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill Companies,
Inc.
NICHD Early Child Care Research Network. 2002. “Early Child Care and Children’s Development Prior to School
Entry: Results from the NICHD Study of Early Child Care.” American Educational Research
Journal 39 (1): 133–164.