Child care used to be a family matter, taken up household by household, depending on a variety of circumstances. But times have changed and child care now moves appropriately to the public policy realm. The experts at the Center for American Progress look at three available child care options - a stay at home parent, privately [...]
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Child Care: Family Matter or Public Policy?
I’ve been to two child care/early education briefings in less than one week. Clearly the issue is gaining momentum, likely fueled by the President’s push to expand pre-school programs. This is a good thing, since nothing could be more directly tied to women’s economic security. Access to child care is necessary for mothers of young children to work, and [...]
Pre-K as Policy, Not Politics
My favorite part of the President’s State of the Union address was his plan for expanding pre-kindergarten to all four-year-olds. The idea has been around for decades, and it did once very nearly become law until it was vetoed by President Nixon. But in the past 40 years, two big parts of the early education picture [...]
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