Page 2334 - Week 11 - Wednesday, 1 November 1989
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Foundation experiment, and here is a copy of that. I am going to quote now from a report by Carolyn Breedlove and Lawrence J. Schweinhart which clarifies some of the findings of that rather long and detailed report. It states under the heading "Economic Findings":
For every $1,000 that was invested in the preschool program, at least $4,130 (after inflation) has been ... returned to society.
So for economic reasons we should be supporting our preschool system and expanding it if possible.
Mr Wood: How did that happen?
MR MOORE: I will give you a copy of the report, and you can read it at length. It continues saying that delinquency findings show that, for every 100 with preschool education, 22 had been arrested by the age of 19; for every 100 with no preschool education, 43 had been arrested by the age of 19. Remember that this was in Michigan, and we are dealing with a particular group of people. So those were their delinquency findings. We would not expect those figures to be as high in Canberra, of course, but we can see that it does have an impact. Let me continue. I am quite happy to make this report available to anybody who would like to see it. The education findings showed that those with preschool education spent 1.8 - - -
Discussion interrupted.
ADJOURNMENT
MR SPEAKER: Order! It being 4.30 pm, I propose the question:
That the Assembly do now adjourn.
Mr Whalan: I require the question to be put forthwith without debate.
Question resolved in the negative.
GOVERNMENT'S APPROACH TO THE FUTURE OF PRESCHOOLS
Discussion of Matter of Public Importance
Discussion resumed.
MR MOORE: To continue, the education findings showed that those with preschool education spend 1.8 years in special education; those with no preschool education spend 3.8 years in special education. For every 100 with preschool education, 35 dropped out of high school; for every 100 with no preschool education, 55 dropped out of high school. For every 100 with preschool education, 38 attended colleges or job training courses; for every 100
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