Early Childhood Programs and the Public Schools: Between Promise and Practice

by Anne Mitchell, Michelle Seligson, Fern Marx

Overview

The authors of this practical, timely work maintain that the public schools can, and should, play a role in delivering both a good educational start and high-quality care to young children. Addressed to a wide readership including federal and state legislators, state commissioners of social services and education, policy planners, education and advocacy organizations, and public school administrators, this book focuses on the major contemporary child care issues in a readable, understandable format. It will, by virtue of its breadth and authority, change the way those in the field perceive and respond to the critical and sensitive problems of early care.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780865691926
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	08/30/1989
Pages:	332
Product dimensions:	6.14(w) x 9.21(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

ANNE MITCHELL is Associate Dean for Administration in the Division of Research, Demonstration, and Policy at New York's Bank Street College of Education.

MICHELLE SELIGSON directs the School-Age Child Care Project, a national action/research project on the after-school child care arrangements for children ages five to twelve.

FERN MARX is Research Director of the state study portion of the Public School Early Childhood Study.

Table of Contents

The Historical Context
Facts and Findings
Administration
Financing
Eligibility
Coordination
Regulation
Teachers
Programs for Children
Responsiveness to Families
The Future