„Supportive early-life conditions foster curiosity, trust, learning, self-regulation, and steady growth. Adverse early life conditions such as extreme poverty, exposure to violence, and parental disengagement disrupt developing brain networks and can undermine a young child’s capacity to learn and to develop healthy relationships.“
Dr. Margaret R. Burchinal, „The Current State of Scientific Knowledge on Pre-Kindergarten Effects“ (2017), S. 22