The national movement toward massive expansion of early childhood education and development has evolved into individual state-by-state initiatives. Contributors set forth the evidence that will encourage states to take up this cause, provide advocates with the information they will need to make their case, and guide states and advocates in building a public and political will for change. Great advancements in the sciences of child development and brain development have provided a whole new foundation of thought regarding early childhood programs (preschooling) for 3- and 4-year-olds. The eleven chapters are organized into three sections: I, The Science; II, Early Childhood Intervention Programs; III, Social Action and Public Policy Issues. An inspiring read that is also serious and instructive.psychologists, teachers, and education professors and policymakers.
Author(s): Alvin R. Tarlov, Michelle Precourt Debbink
Year: 2008
Language: English
Pages: 272
Cover......Page 1
Contents......Page 8
List of Figures......Page 10
List of Tables......Page 12
Preface......Page 14
List of Contributors......Page 22
I: The Science......Page 26
1 Building Brain Architecture and Chemistry: A Primer for Policymakers......Page 28
2 Children Develop in an Environment of Relationships......Page 52
3 The Coproduction of Human Development and Health......Page 66
II: Early Childhood Intervention Programs......Page 90
4 Effective Early Childhood Programs: Turning Knowledge Into Action......Page 92
5 Learning from Others: State Efforts to Expand Services and Build Systems of Early Care and Education......Page 110
6 North Carolina’s Early Childhood Initiative: The Smart Start Story and Its Evaluation......Page 138
7 The Texas Plan......Page 156
III: Social Action and Public Policy Issues......Page 182
8 Demographic and Related Economic Transformations of Texas: Implications for Early Childhood Development and Education......Page 184
9 Can Society Profit from Investing in Early Education Programs?......Page 202
10 Financing Early Childhood Care and Education Systems: A Standards-Based Approach......Page 214
11 The Framing of Early Child Development and Education: Lessons from Communications Research......Page 240
B......Page 262
C......Page 263
D......Page 264
E......Page 265
G......Page 266
I......Page 267
M......Page 268
P......Page 269
Q......Page 270
S......Page 271
T......Page 272
Z......Page 273
