Cradle to Kindergarten: A New Plan to Combat Inequality, 2nd Edition

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Autor/inn/en	Chaudry, Ajay; Morrissey, Taryn; Weiland, Christina; Yoshikawa, Hirokazu
Institution	Russell Sage Foundation
Titel	Cradle to Kindergarten: A New Plan to Combat Inequality, 2nd Edition
Quelle	(2021), (284 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
ISBN	978-0-87154-013-3
Schlagwörter	Early Childhood Education; Kindergarten; Preschool Children; Child Development; Child Care; Socioeconomic Influences; Access to Education; Educational Quality; Educational Change; Public Policy; Tax Credits; Child Rearing; Grants; Financial Support; Early Intervention; Equal Education; Poverty; At Risk Persons; Economically Disadvantaged; Change Strategies + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Early childhood; Education; Frühkindliche Bildung; Frühpädagogik; Pre-school age; Preschool age; Child; Children; Pre-school education; Preschool education; Vorschulalter; Kind; Kinder; Vorschulkind; Vorschulkinder; Vorschulerziehung; Vorschule; Kindesentwicklung; Kinderfürsorge; Kinderbetreuung; Sozioökonomischer Faktor; Access; Bildung; Zugang; Bildungszugang; Quality of education; Bildungsqualität; Bildungsreform; Öffentliche Ordnung; Steuerermäßigung; Kindererziehung; Grant; Finanzielle Beihilfe; Finanzielle Förderung; Armut; Risikogruppe; Lösungsstrategie
Abstract	Early care and education in the United States is in crisis. The period between birth and kindergarten is a crucial time for a child's development. Yet vast racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic disparities that begin early in children's lives contribute to starkly different long-term outcomes for adults. Compared to other advanced economies, child care and preschool in the U.S. are scarce, prohibitively expensive, and inadequate in quality for most middle- and low-income families. To what extent can early-life opportunities provide these children with the same life chances of their affluent peers and contribute to reduced social inequality in the long term, and across generations? The updated second edition of "Cradle to Kindergarten" offers a comprehensive, evidence-based strategy that diagnoses the obstacles to accessible early education and charts a path to opportunity for all children. The U.S. government invests less in children under the age of five than do most other developed nations. Most working families must seek private child care, but high-quality child care options are expensive relative to the means of most families. This means that children from lower-income households, who would benefit most from high-quality early education, are the least likely to attend them. Existing policies, such as pre-kindergarten in some states, are only partial solutions, and what exists varies tremendously in terms of access and quality. To address these deficiencies, the authors propose to overhaul the early care and education system, beginning with a federal paid parental leave policy that provides both mothers and fathers with time and financial support after the birth of a child. They also advance an expansion of the child care tax credit, and a new child care assurance program that provides grant assistance towards the cost of high-quality early care for low- and moderate-income families. Their plan establishes universal, high-quality early education in the states starting by age three, and a reform of the Head Start program that would include more intensive services for families living in areas of concentrated poverty and experiencing multiple adversities from the earliest point in these most disadvantaged children's lives. They conclude with an implementation plan and contend that these reforms are attainable well within a ten-year timeline. Reducing educational and economic inequalities requires that all children have robust opportunities to learn and fully develop their capacities and have a fair shot at success. "Cradle to Kindergarten" presents a blueprint for fulfilling this promise by expanding access to educational and financial resources at a critical stage of child development. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01