Children, parents and caregivers sing and dance to "The Itsy Bitsy Spider" during a morning session of Playmorning held at the Kaneohe Bay branch of the Armed Services YMCA, Wednesday. Starting next year, the K-Bay branch will offer additional levels of its Parent Participation Preschool program to help children prepare for kindergarten. Two sections, named after Hawaiian animals, will take preschoolers based on their academic and personal skill levels. (Marine Corps photo by Christine Cabalo)
Get them while they’re young: A baby forms 700 new neural connections per second.
By Peter Coy
Brain science and economics show that intervening to help children when they’re very young is more cost-effective than waiting until they’re in school. That’s the conclusion of a new report from the Bridgespan Group and the Pritzker Children’s Initiative. The report’s lead author, J.B. Pritzker, is an entrepreneur and philanthropist; his sister, Penny, is the U.S. secretary of commerce.
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