Early Childhood Research

Collaborative

Sponsored by the Center for Early Education and Development at the University of Minnesota and
The Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis

Fostering multidisciplinary research on
early childhood development

Inaugural Conference of the
Early Childhood Research Collaborative

A partnership of the University of Minnesota Center for Early Education and Development and the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis

Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs
Friday, October 13, 2006; 8:00 a.m. — 12:00 p.m. [Conference Photos]

Agenda

8:00 a.m.	Continental Breakfast
9:00 a.m.	Introductory Remarks
9:15 a.m.	Overview of the Early Childhood Research Collaborative, [Slides] Arthur Reynolds, University of Minnesota Art Rolnick, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis
9:45 a.m.	ECRC Symposium of Discussion Papers
	Stress and Early Child Care, Megan Gunnar, Institute of Child Development [Slides] Science Guiding School Policy: The Case of Recess, [Slides] Tony Pellegrini, Department of Educational Psychology Contributions of Cognitive and Noncognitive Skills to Early Education Effects, Judy Temple, Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs and Department of Applied Economics [Slides] PK-3 Education: Programs and Practices that Work, [Slides] Arthur Reynolds, Institute of Child Development and CEED Fellow
10:45 a.m.	Audience questions
11:15 a.m.	Address: The Productivity Argument for Investing in Preschool, James Heckman, Department of Economics, University of Chicago [Slides PDF, via University of Chicago]
11:45 a.m.	Audience questions
12:00 p.m.	Adjourn

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