Closing the Opportunity Gap for Young Children
Many young children in the United States are thriving and have access to the conditions and resources they need to grow up healthy. However, a substantial number of young children face more challenging conditions such as: poverty; food insecurity; exposure to violence; and inadequate access to healt...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Washington, D.C. :
National Academies Press
2023.
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| Edición: | 1st ed |
| Colección: | Consensus study report
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| Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009815739606719 |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Intro
- FrontMatter
- Acknowledgments
- Contents
- Boxes, Figures, and Tables
- Acronyms
- Preface
- Summary
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Opportunity Gaps in Early Care and Education Experienced by Children from Birth to Pre-K
- 3 Opportunity Gaps in the Education Experienced by Children in Grades K-3
- 4 Opportunity Gaps in the Physical Health and Health Care Experienced by Young Children and Their Parents
- 5 Opportunity Gaps in the Social-Emotional Development, Well-being, and Mental Health Experienced by Young Children
- 6 The Economic Costs of the Opportunity Gap
- 7 Research, Policy, and Practice: Contexts and Efforts to Address Opportunity Gaps
- 8 Key Conclusions and Recommendations
- Appendix A: A Total Population of Children Ages 0-8 by Race/Ethnicity and Nativity, 2020
- Appendix B: Percentage of Children from Birth through Age 5 and Not Yet in Kindergarten Participating in Various Weekly Nonparental Care Arrangements, by Child and Family Characteristics, 2019
- Appendix C: Committee Member and Staff Biosketches.
