Tragedy of Child Care in America

by Edward F. Zigler, Katherine Marsland, Heather Lord

Book Overview

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 1970s, 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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0300172117
• ISBN13: 9780300172119
• Release Date: May 2011
• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.61 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.2" x 9.2"