Success in Early Intervention The Chicago Child-Parent Centers
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Arthur J. Reynolds is a professor of social work, educational psychology, and child and family studies at the University of Wisconsin–Madison,"Reynolds's book stands out among the plethora of research devoted to analyzing the effectiveness of childhood development intervention programs in a number of ways. . . . Suffice it to say that the evidence provided suggests that early childhood intervention can have lasting effects on behavior if the intervention is experienced long enough and if the program is comprehensive--meaning that it provides numerous developmental services for both the children and their families. Recommended for upper-division undergraduates and above."—<i>Choice</i>
Success in Early Intervention focuses on the Child-Parent Center (CPC) program in Chicago, the second oldest (after Head Start) federally funded early childhood intervention program. Begun in 1967, the program currently operates out of twenty-four centers, which are located in proximity to the elementary schools they serve. The CPC program's unique features include mandatory parental involvement and a single, sustained educational system that spans preschool through the third grade.
Central to this study is a 1986 cohort of nearly twelve hundred CPC children and a comparison group of low income children whose subsequent activities, challenges, and achievements are followed through the age of fifteen. The lives of these children amply demonstrate the positive long-term educational and social consequences of the CPC program.