Abstract
This article focuses on out-of-home education and care for children and in-home-visiting family support programs for children ages birth to three and their parents. It is framed by three themes: (1) maternal employment; (2) importance of earliest development and achievement gaps when children experience risks; (3) and rights of children. Increases in and types of out-of-home care and education and support programs for parents and their children are illustrated within a United States context supplemented by examples from other countries.
Original language | English (US) |
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Title of host publication | The Curated Reference Collection in Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Psychology |
Publisher | Elsevier Science Ltd. |
Pages | 614-624 |
Number of pages | 11 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9780128093245 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jan 1 2016 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Brain development
- Child care
- Children’s rights
- Early childhood
- Education
- Evidence-based policies and programs
- Family support
- Home visiting
- Infant
- International trends
- Toddler
- Working mothers
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Medicine