Why the United States has failed to establish a comprehensive high-quality child care program is the question at the center of this book. Edward Zigler has been

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Beyond childcare theories and early childhood gurus, here is how children have actually been raised in America over the last four centuries. From wet nurses and

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Valerie Polakow spent a year traveling around the country listening to low-income women from diverse backgrounds tell their stories of struggle, resilience, dis