Cradle to Kindergarten by Ajay Chaudry | Audiobook

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Listen to free audiobook with a 30 day free trial : https://esound.space/audible Title: Cradle to Kindergarten Author: Ajay Chaudry, Taryn Morrissey, Christina Weiland, Hirokazu Yoshikawa Narrator: Colleen Patrick Format: Unabridged Length: 6 hrs and 10 mins Language: English Release date: 05-30-17 Publisher: University Press Audiobooks Genres: Nonfiction, Social Sciences Summary: Early care and education for many children in the U.S. is in crisis. The period between birth and kindergarten is a critical time for child development, and socioeconomic disparities that begin early in children's lives contribute to starkly different long-term outcomes for adults. Yet, compared to other advanced economies, high-quality child care and preschool in the U.S. are scarce and prohibitively expensive for many middle class and most disadvantaged families. To what extent can early-life interventions provide these children with the opportunities that their affluent peers enjoy and contribute to reduced social inequality in the long term? The authors propose to overhaul the early care system, beginning with a federal paid parental leave policy that provides both mothers and fathers with time and financial support after the birth of a child. They also advocate increased public benefits, including an expansion of the child care tax credit, and a new child care assurance program that subsidizes the cost of early care for low- and moderate-income families. The book is published by the Russell Sage Foundation. Contact: [email protected]