Early Childhood Education and Care in the USA

W. Steven Barnett, Ph.D., Professor of Education Economics and Public Policy, and Director, National Institute for Early Education Research, Rutgers University Barbara T. Bowman, M.Ed., Professor and President, Erikson Institute, Chicago, Illinois Moncrieff Cochran, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Human Development, and Director, Cornell Early Childhood Program, College of Human Ecology, Cornell University Victoria R. Fu, Ph.D., Professor of Child Development, Department of Human Development, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg Shirley Gatenio, Ph.D., Manager, Clearinghouse for International Developments in Child, Youth and Family Policies, Columbia University Sharon Lynn Kagan, Ed.D., Professor of Early Childhood and Family Policy, Co-director, National Center for Children and Families, Teachers College, Columbia University Sheila B. Kamerman, D.S.W., Professor; Co-director, Clearinghouse for International Developments in Child, Youth and Family Policies; and Director, Institute for Child and Family Policy, Columbia University School of Social Work Naomi Karp, M.Ed., Director, National Institute on Early Childhood Development and Education, Office of Educational Research and Improvement, Washington, D.C. Lilian G. Katz, Ph.D., Director, ERIC Clearinghouse on Elementary and Early Childhood Education, and Professor Emerita of Early Childhood Education, College of Education, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign Leonard N. Masse, Ed.D., Research Fellow, National Institute for Early Education Research, Rutgers University Kristin Moore, Ph.D., President and Senior Scholar, Child Trends, Washington, D.C. Gwen G. Morgan, Founding Director, Wheelock College Institute for Leadership and Career Initiatives, Wheelock College, Boston, Massachusetts Edna Runnels Ranck, Ed.D., Consultant in Early Care and Education, Washington, D.C. Jerry West, Ph.D., Program Director, Early Childhood and Household Studies Program, National Center for Education Statistics Washington, D.C.Cryer, Debby is the author of 'Early Childhood Education and Care in the USA' with ISBN 9781557666383 and ISBN 1557666385.