Is the church effectively using Christian education to minister to children to achieve positive results?

Answer 1

No. The church leaves education up to the government now, and has no real role in its teaching (except in churches that maintain a strong connection with the education of their adherents). In schools where Christian religious education is taught, this depends entirely on teachers being committed to the subject and funding from the government; the church has seemingly abandoned all such education itself while lamenting the lack of said education in modern schools.