Transforming early years policy in the U.S. : a call to action / edited by Mark K. Nagasawa, Lacey Peters, Marianne N. Bloch, and Beth Blue Swadener ; foreword by Mariana Souto-Manning.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Nagasawa, Mark K., editor.

Peters, Lacey, editor.

Bloch, Marianne N., editor.

Swadener, Beth Blue, editor.

Souto-Manning, Mariana, writer of foreword.

Brigode Family Endowment.

Series:

Early childhood education series (Teachers College Press)

Early childhood education series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Early childhood education--United States.

Early childhood education.

Minorities--Education (Early childhood)--United States.

Minorities.

Early childhood teachers--United States.

Early childhood teachers.

Educational change--United States.

Educational change.

Minorities--Education (Early childhood).

United States.

Physical Description:

xiii, 202 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Teachers College Press, [2023]

Summary:

"This accessible collection examines some of the most urgent policy issues facing early childhood care and education in the United States. Centering the perspectives of Black, Indigenous, and other People of Color, chapters advance practice-based recommendations for how the nation's inequitable systems can be transformed"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: pt. I EARLY YEARS SYSTEMS FRAGMENTATION AND INEQUALITY

1. In This Moment We Are Essential / Lucinda Heimer

2. One Center, Two Programs: Finding Promise Within a Fragmented and Unequal Non-System / Louis Hamlyn-Harris

3. Toward Transforming Fragmented and Unequal Early Years Systems

Recommendations / Jacqueline Jones

pt. II CENTERING ANTI-RACISM IN EARLY YEARS CONTEXTS

4. Constellations of Care: Black Kith and Kin Home/Place-Making Beyond the State Gaze / Ashley J. May

5. Proactive, Not Reactive: Creating Anti-Racist Policies for Child Care Centers and Preschools / Fldra Faragd

6. Short- and Long-Term Policy Solutions Are Necessary to Address Inequities in Access and Affordability in the Early Years / Julianna Carlson

pt. III FELT IN/EQUITIES IN THE EARLY YEARS: INFANT/TODDLER CARE AND EDUCATION

7. Felt In/equities: The Status of Infant/Toddler Care / Barbara Milner

8. Felt In/equities: The Status of Infant/Toddler Teachers / Emmanuelle N. Fincham

9. Recognizing the Birth-to-3 Workforce as Educators / Annie Schaeffing

pt. IV DE/PROFESSIONALIZATION

10. Grounding Educators' Experiences, Perspectives, and Intellect in De/Professionalization Debates / Lea J.E. Austin

11. Toward Equity in Professionalization Through Community- and Coalition-Building / Wendy Jo Cole

12. Toward Professionalization By the People / Betzaida Vera-Heredia

pt. V SUPPORTING THRIVING TEACHERS

13. Don't Train Me to Serve! Supporting Thriving Teachers Through Identity Development / Vanessa Rodriguez

14. "I Want to Be Treated Like I'm Valuable": Advocating for Teachers' Humanity / Abbi Kruse

15. Talking the Talk, Walking the Walk With Teachers / Cristina Medellin-Paz

pt. VI WHOSE STANDARDS?

16. Being Held to Whose Standards? Considering the Unique Experiences of Racially and Ethnically Diverse Children / Stephanie M. Curenton

17. Using Aesthetic Approaches to Meet and Challenge the National Standards: A Both/And Approach / Carolyn Brennan

18. "John Adams Didn't Own Slaves": Culturally Affirming Standards, Assessments, and Curriculum / Evandra Catherine

pt. VII HONORING COMMUNITY CULTURAL WEALTH

19. Elevating the Cultural Wealth in Communities of Color: The R.I.C.H.E.R. Framework-lntersectionality Between Race and Place / Iheoma U. Iruka

20. It Really Does Take a Village: Why Educators Need to Be Involved in Community Initiatives / Mark K. Nagasawa

21. Mi Casita: How a School Can Exist to Meet the Needs of Children and Adults Alike / Rafael (Rafa) Perez-Segura

22. Sustaining Our Futures Through Expanded Relations / Anna Lees.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Brigode Family Endowment.

Other Format:

Online version: Transforming early years policy in the U.S..

ISBN:

9780807768143

0807768146

9780807768150

0807768154

OCLC:

1342620583

Publisher Number:

99992914449