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- Title: 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.
- Author : Issues in Science and Technology
- Release Date : January 22, 2009
- Genre: Engineering,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 224 KB
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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 increased funding. Remarkable progress in neuroscience, molecular biology, and genomics has provided rock-solid knowledge that underscores the role of positive early experiences in strengthening brain architecture, along with compelling evidence that "toxic" stress can disrupt brain circuits, undermine achievement, and compromise physical and mental health. Evaluation science also is providing the means to differentiate effective early childhood programs that should be scaled up from under-performing efforts that need to be either strengthened or discontinued. It is time for policymakers to strengthen efforts to equalize opportunities for all young children by leveraging the science of child development and its underlying neurobiology to create the framework for a new era of innovation in early childhood policy and practice.
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