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The research is unequivocal. The first five years of life are the critical years in creating the foundation of who your child will be.  Quality early child care produces better education, health, economics, and social outcomes.

In 1990 researchers followed 753 children who were in kindergarten for 20 years. The major factor that would determine the outcome of how the children turned out when they were 25 years old, was not their IQ, nor their socioeconomic background.  Kindergarteners who were socially competent and did things such as sharing, cooperating, or helping other kids were more likely to attain higher education and well-paying jobs than those who were less socially competent. (American Journal of Public Health, 2015)