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Article: Mobilizing science to revitalize early childhood policy: effective early childhood programs clearly make a difference, but we can do better, and there is a compelling need for innovation.
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- Issues in Science and Technology
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- September 22, 2009
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President Barack Obama has called for greater investment in the healthy development of the nations youngest children. But policymakers are facing difficult decisions about the allocation of limited funds among a range of competing alternatives, including home visiting services beginning in pregnancy, 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.
Current early childhood programs should be viewed as a promising starting point for innovation, not a final destination that simply requires ...