In this seminal volume, leading authorities strategize about how to create early childhood systems that transcend politics and economics to serve the needs of a

High-quality early care and education for children from birth to kindergarten entry is critical to positive child development and has the potential to generate

FirstSchool is a groundbreaking framework for teaching minority and low-income children. Changing the conversation from improving test scores to improving schoo

Children are already learning at birth, and they develop and learn at a rapid pace in their early years. This provides a critical foundation for lifelong progre

Early childhood education and care has been a political priority in England since 1997, when government finally turned its attention to this long-neglected area