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Early Childhood Development

Since 2003, the Minneapolis Fed has been a national leader in research and analysis of the return on investment in early childhood education.
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The essay “Early Childhood Development: Economic Development with a High Public Return” by then director of Research Art Rolnick and former economist Rob Grunewald launched a conversation among researchers, policymakers, and educators about the importance of investing in high-quality early childhood education. Today, experts across the Federal Reserve System contribute to this ongoing conversation.

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BRENDEN TIMPE, Assistant Professor of Economics, University of Nebraska–Lincoln
Scholar spotlight: Brenden Timpe
Tu-Uyen Tran | Senior Writer
September 25, 2024
Article
A newborn baby sleeps on mother's shoulder
Improving infant health—and lifelong outcomes—with cash
Landon Peterson | Assistant Examiner, Supervision, Regulation, and Credit Lisa Camner McKay | Senior Writer, Institute
September 18, 2023
Article
Illustration of pregnant couple standing in from of a dollar bill, looking at a university in the distance
Want low-income kids to succeed in college? Give money and lots of notice. (Like, 18 years.)
Jeff Horwich | Senior Economics Writer
June 8, 2023
Article
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Does Unconditional Cash during Pregnancy Affect Infant Health?
Krista Ruffini | Visiting Scholar, Institute
May 18, 2023
Research
Institute paper key images
Intergenerational Altruism and Transfers of Time and Money: A Life Cycle Perspective
Uta Bolt | University of Bristol and Institute for Fiscal Studies Jamie Hentall MacCuish | University of College London and Institute for Fiscal Studies Eric French | Senior Scholar Cormac O’Dea | Yale University and Institute for Fiscal Studies
April 10, 2023
Research
In a park-like setting on a sunny day, three preschool-age children (two girls and a boy) run toward the camera, smiling and laughing
What works in supporting early care and education: Collaborating to create quality child care in rural communities
Ben Horowitz | Senior Policy Analyst, Community Development and Engagement
February 16, 2023
Article
Child care attendance plummeted well before state ordered shutdowns
Child care attendance plummeted well before state-ordered shutdowns
Ryan Nunn | Assistant Vice President, Community Development and Engagement Vanessa Palmer | Data Director, Center for Indian Country Development
September 28, 2022
Article
Father at work and mother at home, busy with kids
A COVID-19 labor force legacy: The drop in dual-worker families
Katherine Lim | U.S. Department of Agriculture Ryan Nunn | Assistant Vice President, Community Development and Engagement
September 8, 2022
Article
Examining teacher turnover in early care and education, key image
Examining teacher turnover in early care and education
Rob Grunewald | Economist, Community Development and Engagement (former) Ryan Nunn | Assistant Vice President, Community Development and Engagement Vanessa Palmer | Data Director, Center for Indian Country Development
April 29, 2022
Article
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Amid labor shortages, child care shapes parents' employment choices in the Ninth District
Haley Chinander | Writer/Analyst Erick Garcia Luna | Director, Regional Outreach
March 18, 2022
Article
What drives the cost of high-quality early care and education? Key image
What drives the cost of high-quality early care and education?
Rob Grunewald | Economist, Community Development and Engagement (former) Lina Stepick | Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco
January 5, 2022
Article
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Rucker Johnson interview: Powering potential
Douglas Clement | Managing Editor (former)
October 18, 2021
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