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 economic returns, which …

Early care and education in the United States is in crisis. The period between birth and
kindergarten is a crucial time for a child's development. Yet vast racial, ethnic, and …

The growing distance between people and jobs in metropolitan America Page 1
BROOKINGS | March 2015 1 The growing distance between people and jobs in …

Drawing on 25 in-depth interviews with parents employed in the service sector in the San
Francisco Bay area, we find that meeting the demands of work and parenting almost …

For the past 25 years, researchers have investigated language input to children from high‐
and low‐socioeconomic status (SES) families. Hart and Risley first reported a “30 Million …

Racial disparities in early care education (ECE) utilization and quality continue to persist in
the United States and have considerable implications throughout the life course. This study …

Regardless of their economic background, most working parents face the task of arranging
childcare at some point. The decision-making process they experience is often complex, and …

In this collective article, the authors explore constructions of early childhood practitioners
and how they disconnect and reconnect in a global neo-liberal education policy context. The …

Working parents must arrange some type of care for their young children when they are
away at work. For parents with unstable and unpredictable work schedules, the logistics of …

This working paper is one in a series of projects initiated by the Administration for Children
and Families (ACF) to improve knowledge for child care researchers and policy makers …