Early Childhood Ed.

Early childhood education refers to children who are between what ages?

• 0 to 8
• 0 to 6
• 1 to 3
• 2 to 6

Preschool is publicly funded and available to all

• True
• False

Head Start is a publicly funded preschool program

• True
• False

Kindergarten was originally the concept of Friedrich Froebel.

• True 
• False

The concept of kindergarten is one of the only common educational strands that exists between multiple countries across the globe.

• True 
• False

Some might say you believe in this if you are opposed to using public funds for public programs and education. 

• Capitalism
• Socialism
• Communism

Early childhood education includes preschool, kindergarten, and 

• first grade
• second grade
• third grade
• all of the above

Intervening early in a child's life with educational and health services will provide them with a better opportunity to thrive as they transition between ages and grade levels. 

• True
• False

For every dollar invested in high-quality early childhood education, economists believe children will later contribute $4 to $10 dollars back into the economy. 

• True
• False

As of 2005-2006 data, Head Start's population consisted of what percentage of the United States' four year olds?

• 70%
• 25%
• 34%
• 11%