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Early Childhood Programs for a New Century »

Authors: Arthur J. Reynolds
ISBN-13: 9780878688340, ISBN-10: 087868834X
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Child Welfare League of America, Inc.
Date Published: June 2002
Edition: (Non-applicable)

	Preface	xi
	University Advisory Committee for the University of Illinois at Chicago Series on Children and Youth	xiii
	National Advisory Committee for the University of Illinois at Chicago Series on Children and Youth	xv
	Introduction and Overview: Trends in Early Childhood Programs	xvii
Part I.	Preschool Education and Care	1
1.	The Federal Commitment to Preschool Education: Lessons from and for Head Start	3
2.	Understanding Efficacy of Early Educational Programs: Critical Design, Practice, and Policy Issues	35
3.	Universal Access to Prekindergarten: A Georgia Case Study	71
4.	Child Care Quality and Children's Success at School	115
Part II.	Early School-Age Programs and Practices	141
5.	Kindergarten in the 21st Century	143
6.	The Added Value of Continuing Early Intervention into the Primary Grades	163
7.	Grade Retention, Social Promotion, and "Third Way" Alternatives	197
Part III.	National Investments	239
8.	The Three Types of Early Childhood Programs in the United States	241
9.	The Science and Policies of Early Childhood Education and Family Services	255
10.	Lessons from Europe: European Preschools Revisited in a Global Age	299
11.	Understanding the Promise of Universal Preschool	329
	Epilogue: Themes and Recommendations for a New Century	353
	About the Editors	361
	About the Contributors	363
	Index
	Author Index	369
	Subject Index	383