The authors respond
A response by authors Edward F. Zigler and Matia Finn-Stevenson and James R. Walker to critiques of the former’s School of the 21st Century child care proposal, advocating the embedding of child care in public schools, and of the latter’s proposal to fund child care for low-income families
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The case for public preschool
A compilation of select arguments for the placement of public prekindergarten programs in public schools throughout the United States
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The checkered history of federal child care regulation
An overview of empirical, ideological and political influences that have shaped the history of federal child care regulation
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The child care crisis: Implications for the growth and development of the nation's children
A discussion of the 1990 Child Care Development act in regards to child care problems in the United States, and suggestions for improvement
Reports & Papers
Child care in America: From problem to solution
A summary of the underlying issues of child care in America and recommendations of concepts for policymakers to consider when creating child care policies
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College credentials and caring: How teacher training could lift young children
An identification of interests that support legislative mandates for bachelor degree requirements for early educators, and a review of studies challenging the correlation between teacher attainment of bachelor degrees and significantly positive child and classroom outcomes
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The economic case for targeted preschool programs
A compilation of economic arguments supporting a targeted approach to public early childhood education focusing on children in need instead of a universal availability approach
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Four reasons the United States should offer every child a preschool education
An identification and discussion of four arguments supporting a theory that universal public prekindergarten will yield greater returns for poor children than public programs targeting only at risk children
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Head Start: Criticisms in a constructive context
An evaluation of Head Start's effectiveness at improving child outcomes that addresses criticisms of the program and offers suggestions for improvement
Reports & Papers
Head Start's national reporting system: A work in progress
A paper regarding the controversy surrounding the Head Start National Reporting System, which was designed to evaluate the quality of Head Start programs by assessing Head Start children's cognitive abilities
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The pre-k debates: Current controversies and issues
Commentaries on the choices faced by the United States in relation to the country's government-funded public prekindergarten systems, with sections on the issues of intended coverage, academics, quality, and teacher preparation
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Preschool as public entitlement: Advancing children or political interests?
A compilation of arguments for an approach to public prekindergarten that targets at risk populations of children instead of a universal approach to prekindergarten availability
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Preschool programs should be coordinated in the public schools with supports from Head Start and child care
A discussion of potential benefits of increased support for prekindergarten programs in public schools, as well as an acknowledgement of several practical obstacles to increased support for public prekindergarten
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The regulatory status of center-based infant and toddler child care
A discussion of the state of center-based child care quality, particularly the necessity of proper staff training and the importance of improved state-level infant and toddler child care regulation
Reports & Papers
[Review of the book The tragedy of child care in America]
A critical history of child care policy between 1970 and 2009 and an argument for its improvement based on scientific knowledge of child development
Book Reviews
The right policy at the right time: The Pew prekindergarten campaign
An overview of the strategy of Pew Charititable Trust's state-level advocacy campaign to promote universal public prekindergarten
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Seeing the child in child care: Day care, individual differences, and social policy
A summary of the individual child’s temperament in relation to child care providers and social policy research
Reports & Papers
Testimony of Edward Zigler, Yale University
A transcript of the testimony of Edward Zigler, professor and former director of the Administration for Children, Youth and Families, that addresses the benefits of the evidence-based approach to child development embedded in the Head Start and Early Head Start programs
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The tragedy of child care in America
A critical commentary on child care-related policy in the United States since 1969, a discussion of quality and affordability of care during this period, an overview of the efforts to enact the Comprehensive Child Development Act in 1971, and chapters addressing child care needs for school age children, preschoolers, and infants and toddlers
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Universal Plus: What's worth doing is worth doing well
Descriptions of the mindset and strategy of the Universal Plus movement that addresses the balance between quality and accessibility within a voluntary but universally available early education system
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What is the goal of Head Start?: Four decades of confusion and debate
A brief history of interpretations of Head Start's objectives over the last 4
decades including the promotion of school readiness and enhancements children's in intellegence and social skills, and a discussion of the ability of the program to meet its objetives
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