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ERIC Number: EJ666031
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2003
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0013-1784
Integrating Early Care and Education.
Kagan, Sharon L.; Neuman, Michelle J.
Educational Leadership, v60 n7 p58-63 Apr 2003
Basics crucial to the successful functioning of early child-care and education programs are infrastructure and system. Infrastructure refers to the supports of finance, governance, accountability, professional development and training, and quality-assurance mechanisms. Systems make the parts function by eliminating redundancies and maximizing efficiencies. Lists eight components of a system for early care and education. (Contains 20 References.) (MLF)
Descriptors: Child Care Effects, Early Childhood Education, Partnerships in Education, Systems Approach
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Audience: Policymakers; Practitioners
Language: English
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