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Edie, David; McNelis, Deborah – Wisconsin Council on Children and Families, 2008
Parents are children's first and foremost teachers. In today's world, a second significant influence on children ages 0 to 5 is the teachers or caregivers who provide child care and early education. Wisconsin's young children typically spend significant amounts of time in early care and education (ECE) programs, like family child care homes, child…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Young Children, Child Care Centers, Public Policy
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Roach, Mary A.; Riley, David A.; Adams, Diane; Edie, David – Early Education and Development, 2005
Wisconsin's Early Childhood Excellence Initiative was a $15 million public policy effort designed in 2000 to increase child care quality for low-income children. An evaluation revealed significant improvement in classroom quality, the quality of caregiver interaction, and caregivers' beliefs about children following a complex multi-faceted…
Descriptors: State Government, Public Policy, Child Care Centers, Caregivers