Cradle to Kindergarten: A New Plan to Combat Inequality

by Ajay Chaudry, Hirokazu Yoshikawa, Christina Weiland, et al.

Book Overview

Early care and education for many children in the United States is in crisis. The period between birth and kindergarten is a critical time for child development, and socioeconomic disparities that begin early in children's lives contribute to starkly different long-term outcomes for adults. Yet, compared to other advanced economies, high-quality child care and preschool in the United States are scarce and prohibitively expensive for many middle-class...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0871545578
• ISBN13: 9780871545572
• Release Date: February 2017
• Publisher: Russell Sage Foundation
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.9" x 8.8"