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challenge for providers in child care centers
and homes to secure the inservice training and
program implementation assessment they need
to use validated curriculum models as they
should be used. It is difficult to build outreach
to parents into programs that serve children
whose parents’ lives are filled with their
employment demands. And how can we assess
program implementation and children’s development
in programs run by providers with
little preparation? A massive shift in public
priorities is critical to the future of child care
in the United States, but until then, we have
to do the best we can for the sakes of all our
children as well as the rest of us. Perhaps the
medical principle of doing no harm is the best
place to start, recognizing that our greatest
enemy is a status quo that tolerates neglect of
children’s development.
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