When pre-K comes to school : policy, partnerships, and the early childhood education workforce /

When Pre-K Comes to School traces what happens--for institutions and teachers--when a school district and community ECE centers partner to provide public pre-K. The author examines policy implementation across diverse sites--a private part-day preschool, a corporate childcare center, and a public el...

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Main Author: Wilinski, Bethany (Author)
Other Authors: Kagan, Sharon Lynn (author of foreword.)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Teachers College Press, [2017]
Series:Early childhood education series (Teachers College Press)
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Summary:When Pre-K Comes to School traces what happens--for institutions and teachers--when a school district and community ECE centers partner to provide public pre-K. The author examines policy implementation across diverse sites--a private part-day preschool, a corporate childcare center, and a public elementary school. She demonstrates how pre-K partnerships create opportunities but also considerable constraints for the institutions and teachers involved. Though teachers are required to comply with the same policy mandates, their compensation and access to resources varies greatly. This book calls for policies and practices that will work better for teachers, which, in turn, will work better for children. The book's unique, insider perspective on how policy is actually enacted in schools provides important insight into what communities and policymakers should consider when creating pre-K policies.
Physical Description:xi, 148 pages ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780807758243
0807758248
9780807758236
080775823X