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Expanding Exposure: Can Increasing the Daily Duration of Head Start Reduce Childhood Obesity?

Expanding Exposure: Can Increasing the Daily Duration of Head Start Reduce Childhood Obesity? Abstract: Coinciding with the work requirements of welfare reform in the mid-1990s, the early childhood education program, Head Start, significantly expanded to increase the availability of full-day classes. Using unique administrative data, we examine the effect of full-day compared to half-day attendance on childhood obesity. This effect is identified from changes in obesity over time and from the elimination of a state-provided full-day expansion grant that decreased the supply of full-day classes. Our results suggest that full-day Head Start attendance significantly reduces the proportion of obese children at the end of the academic year. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Journal of Human Resources University of Wisconsin Press

Expanding Exposure: Can Increasing the Daily Duration of Head Start Reduce Childhood Obesity?

Journal of Human Resources , Volume 46 (2) – Apr 4, 2011

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Abstract

Abstract: Coinciding with the work requirements of welfare reform in the mid-1990s, the early childhood education program, Head Start, significantly expanded to increase the availability of full-day classes. Using unique administrative data, we examine the effect of full-day compared to half-day attendance on childhood obesity. This effect is identified from changes in obesity over time and from the elimination of a state-provided full-day expansion grant that decreased the supply of full-day classes. Our results suggest that full-day Head Start attendance significantly reduces the proportion of obese children at the end of the academic year.

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Journal of Human ResourcesUniversity of Wisconsin Press

Published: Apr 4, 2011

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