Mobilizing Science to Revitalize Early Childhood Policy

摘要

President Barack Obama has called for greater investment in the healthy development of the nation's youngest children. But policy-rnmakers are facing difficult decisions about the allocation of limited funds among arnrange of competing alternatives, includingrnhome visiting services beginning in preg-rnnancy, child care from infancy to school entry, and various early education options, among others. Advocates argue that more money is needed, yet there is no consensus about which programs should be priorities for increased support.