Understandably, many families have no choice but to use outside child care for their small children. However, that doesn’t mean the state must fund an entire system of universal early learning, or universal all-day kindergarten.
Articles tagged with: early learning
“A six year comparison of almost 35,000 children has shown that there has been no change in developmental levels of pupils entering primary school in this period, despite the introduction of several new early years’ initiatives over the past decade, new research from Durham University’s Curriculum, Evaluation and Management (CEM) Centre reveals.”
The Department of Early Learning’s new licensing requirements closed down a valuable YMCA child care program for Navy families in Bremerton.
At its best, the record on the 40-year-old federal Head Start program was mixed. Now, the middle-aged government program is becoming downright dangerous, according to Karen Effrem, a director of EdWatch.org.
Dr. Carlson debunks four myths of early education, in a 2005 debate about state run early learning in Oklahoma. The debate is from a few years ago, but the issues remain the same.
“…Pre-K center care programs help politicians, parents looking for free babysitting and unscrupulous educators and psychologists, but not children. “
“…The [Oklahoma governor’s] Task Force would like to frame the debate over this proposal by asking whether you’re for or against children, but that’s an absurd question. We’re all for children. The real question is: Why on earth would anyone seriously propose helping children by taking millions of dollars from families so bureaucrats can run programs that few parents want or need?”
Maple River Education Coalition, also known as Ed Watch, issued an article about Goals 2000’s push for Early Education, January 2001.