{"product_id":"the-daycare-myth-what-we-get-wrong-about-early-care-and-education-and-what-we-should-do-about-it-paperback","title":"The Daycare Myth: What We Get Wrong about Early Care and Education (and What We Should Do about It) - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDan Wuori\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eDana Suskind\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"Dan Wuori not only identifies the myth at the heart of our system, but he empowers us, as readers, to help correct it.\" --From the Foreword by Dana Suskind, TMW Center for Early Learning + Public Health\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"I wish I could put The Daycare Myth in the hands of every policymaker and new parent.\" --Rachel Accurso, educator and host of Ms Rachel\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"We'll be using this book for years to educate parents, policymakers, and the early childhood field.\" --Berna Artis, Artful Education Consulting\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Daycare Myth\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e is written in plain yet provocative language by one of the most respected bipartisan policy experts. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor a century, America's early childhood policy has been premised on a myth. This falsehood--which dictates that child care and education are somehow separate and distinct--not only suboptimizes the most important window into all human development, but costs American taxpayers an untold fortune. It's time to think differently.\u003cbr\u003eWritten in plain yet provocative language by one of the field's most respected bipartisan policy experts, \u003ci\u003eThe Daycare Myth\u003c\/i\u003e makes the case for \u003cb\u003ewhy the early years matter\u003c\/b\u003e; why America's longstanding early childhood policy approach sacrifices the needs of young children in favor of promoting adult employment; and \u003cb\u003ewhy fixing the problem makes good sense\u003c\/b\u003e, regardless of your place on the political spectrum.\u003cbr\u003eWith straightforward guidance for policymakers, practitioners, and parents, this incredibly timely book is \u003cb\u003ea wake-up\u003c\/b\u003e call for a nation that aspires to nothing less than the wholesale transformation of America's early childhood landscape.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBook Features: \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInvites readers to rethink their very understanding of the early years by outlining a bipartisan case for change.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAddresses the needs of policymakers, practitioners, and parents individually with practical implications and action steps for each.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMelds policy with what the current science of brain development tells us about the importance of children's early years and the critical role they play in future success.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChallenges longstanding assumptions, calls out ineffective approaches, and outlines a new path beneficial to children and families, employers, state and federal economies, and society as a whole.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDan Wuori\u003c\/b\u003e is founder and president of Early Childhood Policy Solutions LLC. He serves as a strategic advisor on early childhood at The Saul Zaentz Charitable Foundation and was the founding director of early learning at The Hunt Institute in Cary, North Carolina. He is a former kindergarten teacher, school district administrator, and state agency administrator.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 144\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.4 x 9 x 6.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 27, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53529921192243,"sku":"9780807786482","price":51.21,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/s3xxpj-vy.myshopify.com\/products\/the-daycare-myth-what-we-get-wrong-about-early-care-and-education-and-what-we-should-do-about-it-paperback","provider":"The Celestial Starlit Phoenix ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}