The Daycare Myth
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"Dan Wuori not only identifies the myth at the heart of our system, but he empowers us, as readers, to help correct it." --From the Foreword by Dana Suskind, TMW Center for Early Learning + Public Health "I wish I could put The Daycare Myth in the hands of every policymaker and new parent." --Rachel Accurso, educator and host of Ms Rachel "We'll be using this book for years to educate parents, policymakers, and the early childhood field." --Berna Artis, Artful Education Consulting The Daycare Myth is written in plain yet provocative language by one of the most respected bipartisan policy experts. For a century, America's early childhood policy has been premised on a myth. This falsehood--which dictates that child care and education are somehow separate and distinct--not only suboptimizes the most important window into all human development, but costs American taxpayers an untold fortune. It's time to think differently. Written in plain yet provocative language by one of the field's most respected bipartisan policy experts, The Daycare Myth makes the case for why the early years matter; why America's longstanding early childhood policy approach sacrifices the needs of young children in favor of promoting adult employment; and why fixing the problem makes good sense, regardless of your place on the political spectrum. With straightforward guidance for policymakers, practitioners, and parents, this incredibly timely book is a wake-up call for a nation that aspires to nothing less than the wholesale transformation of America's early childhood landscape. Book Features: Invites readers to rethink their very understanding of the early years by outlining a bipartisan case for change. Addresses the needs of policymakers, practitioners, and parents individually with practical implications and action steps for each. Melds policy with what the current science of brain development tells us about the importance of children's early years and the critical role they play in future success. Challenges longstanding assumptions, calls out ineffective approaches, and outlines a new path beneficial to children and families, employers, state and federal economies, and society as a whole.
Early Childhood Research for Educational Equity
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How can we close opportunity gaps for young children affected by poverty and systemic racism--and build hope and resilience for children and their families? Research points the way forward, and in this timely volume, 40+ leading researchers identify new approaches, insights, and technologies that can promote educational equity and improve outcomes for children and families living in poverty. Building on the seminal work of researcher John Fantuzzo, this book focuses on identifying and expanding on child, family, and community strengths to address the urgent needs of the whole child and the whole family. The expert contributors examine the importance of 1) child-level strengths and social connections, 2) strengths-based intervention as an antidote to deficit framing, and 3) collaboration and data sharing across systems serving vulnerable children and families. Chapters cover research and recommendations for: implementing interventions that foster children's social-emotional learning skills developing culturally and linguistically valid tools for measuring social-emotional development creating more culturally inclusive preschool classrooms and practices enhancing young children's communication and language competence in home visiting programs using partnership-based approaches to strengthen understanding between home and school settings integrating data across programs and agencies to inform early childhood policy and better address complex social issues In addition to reporting on current research projects, the contributors outline future priorities and explore how research can inform policy and practice to achieve positive, sustainable change. A foundational volume for current and future early childhood researchers, administrators, and policy makers, this forward-thinking book will light the path toward greater educational equity, reduced disparities, and better outcomes for children and families.
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