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Indeed, market behavior has been like a flight to quality.

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Comprehensive early childhood programs like the Early Head Start and Head Start programs and state pre-kindergarten programs with high quality standards lead to better cognitive growth, improved behavior, better health and greater school success.

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This behavior is reinforced by the fact that students and their parents associate high cost with high quality.

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