A "noble bet" in early care and education : lessons from one community's experience /

The Early Childhood Initiative (ECI), launched in Pittsburgh in 1996 to provide high-quality early care and education services to at-risk children, failed to achieve its goals. This report summarizes ECI's organizational history and analyses and explains its critical weaknesses.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Gill, Brian P., 1968-
Otros Autores: Dembosky, Jacob W., Caulkins, Jonathan P. (Jonathan Paul), 1965-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Santa Monica, CA : Rand, 2002.
Temas:
Child care services > Pennsylvania > Allegheny County > Case studies.
Education, Preschool > Pennsylvania > Allegheny County > Case studies.
Children with social disabilities > Services for > Pennsylvania > Allegheny County > Case studies.
Garde des enfants > Pennsylvanie > Allegheny (Comté) > Études de cas.
Éducation préscolaire > Pennsylvanie > Allegheny (Comté) > Études de cas.
Enfants socialement défavorisés > Services > Pennsylvanie > Allegheny (Comté) > Études de cas.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Social Services & Welfare.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Social Security.
Child care services
Children with social disabilities > Services for
Education, Preschool
Pennsylvania > Allegheny County
Electronic books.
Case studies
Case studies.
Études de cas.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction
  • A Brief History of the Early Childhood Initiative
  • ECI's Theory of Action
  • ECI Services: Demand, Supply, and Incentives
  • Explaining ECI's Costs
  • Sustainability and the Strategy to Secure State Funding
  • Lessons for the Future, Alternative Models, and Public-Policy Implications
  • Appendix: ECI Cost Models.

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