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Peer reviewedBurchby, Marcia M. – Young Children, 1992
Presents one kindergarten teacher's daily classroom experiences in a speech to the National Governor's Association Action Team on School Readiness. Advocates continued and increased state funding for preschool programs, parenting, and health care services to ensure school readiness, especially among high-risk (disadvantaged or disabled) children.…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, At Risk Persons, Child Health, Family Programs
Peer reviewedYoung Children, 1993
Reviews "Fair Start for Children," (Mary Larner and others), book summarizing efforts and effects of seven projects funded by the Ford Foundation in diverse communities in the United States during the early 1980s. The projects, part of the Child Survival/Fair Start network, addressed issues related to infant health among low-income…
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Birth, Book Reviews, Child Health
Peer reviewedDuarte, Georgianna; Rafanello, Donna – Young Children, 2001
Describes hardships of Hispanic migrant workers and their families living and working in the United States, and how these conditions effect young children. Focuses particularly on Migrant Head Start and discusses components of programs and services offered; special challenges of migrant education; how teachers respond to migrant children's special…
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Child Health, Cultural Differences, Early Childhood Education
