From early childhood interventions to adult outcomes: review on short and long-term benefits

The literature on the outcomes and benefits of early childhood programs is growing much remains to be understood concerning the most effective interventions and their extrapolation to a broader context. A systematic review was conducted on childhood interventions and short-term outcomes, long-term adult outcomes and the circumstances and adult outcomes. 89 studies were deemed relevant for inclusion. Results indicate that early childhood programs can produce considerable gains in the long-run, on educational, health economic domains. Results are visible in the short-run, but long-term follow-ups indicate that their expression in adulthood in considerable, in some cases transcending to the next generation