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Early Childhood Services




A Ford Foundation Program Paper on efforts to meet the increased demand for early childhood education and care.

Ford Foundation
1989
45 pages


Contents
Preface
The Need for Early Childhood Services
Changes in the Work Force
Program Benefits
Programs Parents Now Use
Present Funding Patterns
Footnotes
The Quality of Services
The Supply of Services
The Schools
Private-Public Partnerships
Family Support
Resource and Referral Agencies
Past Foundation Support
Proposed Ford Foundation Funding
Research, Policy Analysis, and Information Dissemination
Building the Supply of Family Day Care
Staff Training
Conclusion
References