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Record Nr.

UNINA9910456168503321

Autore

Zigler Edward <1930->

Titolo

The tragedy of child care in America [[electronic resource] /] / Edward Zigler, Katherine Marsland and Heather Lord

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New Haven, Conn., : Yale University Press, 2009

ISBN

1-282-43759-3

9786612437595

0-300-15626-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (1 online resource (xvii, 215 p.))

Altri autori (Persone)

MarslandKatherine

LordHeather

Disciplina

362.70973

Soggetti

Children - Services for - Government policy - United States

Child welfare - Government policy - United States

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Front matter -- Contents -- Preface -- 1. The Challenge of Child Care -- 2. A Golden Moment Squandered -- 3. An American Child Care Policy -- 4. Quality and Affordability -- 5. Infant and Toddler Child Care -- 6. Preschool-Age Child Care -- 7. School-Age Child Care -- 8. Moving Forward -- 9. Envisioning a Solution -- Notes -- Index

Sommario/riassunto

Why the United States has failed to establish a comprehensive high-quality child care program is the question at the center of this book. Edward Zigler has been intimately involved in this issue since the 1970's, and here he presents a firsthand history of the policy making and politics surrounding this important debate. Good-quality child care supports cognitive, social, and emotional development, school readiness, and academic achievement. This book examines the history of child care policy since 1969, including the inside story of America's one great attempt to create a comprehensive system of child care, its failure, and the lack of subsequent progress. Identifying specific issues that persist today, Zigler and his coauthors conclude with an agenda designed to lead us successfully toward quality care for America's children.