Cradle to Kindergarten: A New Plan to Combat Inequality

by Ajay Chaudry, Taryn Morrissey, Christina Weiland, Hirokazu Yoshikawa

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 and most disadvantaged famines. To what extent can early-life Interventions provide these children with the opportunities that their affluent peers enjoy and contribute to reduced social inequality in the long term? 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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780871545572
Publisher:	Russell Sage Foundation
Publication date:	02/17/2017
Edition description:	1
Pages:	240
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 8.90(h) x 1.00(d)
Age Range:	3 Months to 18 Years

About the Author

AJAY CHAUDRY is senior fellow at the Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service at New York University and former deputy assistant secretary for human services policy at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.  TARYN MORRISSEY is assistant professor of public administration and policy at American University.  CHRISTINA WEILAND is assistant professor of education at the University of Michigan.  HIROKAZU YOSHIKAWA is the Courtney Sale Ross Professor of Globalization and Education at the Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development and a University Professor at New York University.    

Table of Contents

List of Illustrations ix

About the Authors xiii

Acknowledgments xv

1 Introduction 1

2 Paid Parental Leave 19

3 Affordable, High-Quality Care and Education 41

4 Universal Preschool 71

5 A New Head Start 101

6 Conclusion: No More Tinkering at the Edges 127

Appendix: Estimates and Assumptions for Investments in the Components of Our Proposed Plan 151

Notes 163

References 189

Index 221

Editorial Reviews

"Cradle to Kindergarten cogently builds on the evidence of what works to assemble an investment plan in early learning that will mean every child gets the chance to succeed and that the nation prospers. If we want an economy and society that works for eve


"This powerful book should be mandatory reading for anyone who cares about our nation. The authors provide compelling evidence that by neglecting what science shows our children and families really need, we are imperiling our future. Even more importantly

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