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ED369562 PS022352
Title:
Starting Points: Meeting the Needs of Our Youngest Children. The
Report of the Carnegie Task Force on Meeting the Needs of Young
Children.
Author Affiliation: Carnegie Corp. of New York, NY.(QPX12280)
Pages: 153
Publication Date: April 1994
ISBN: 1-885039-00-X
Available from: EDRS Price MF01/PC07 Plus Postage.
Availability: Carnegie Corporation of New York, P.O. Box
753, Waldorf, MD 20604 ($10; all orders must be prepaid by check
or money order).
Language: English
Document Type: Guides--Non-classroom (055); Reports--Descriptive
(141)
Geographic Source: U.S.; New York
Journal Announcement: RIESEP1994
This report
outlines what is known about the requirements for optimal development
during the first 3 years of life, considers the ways in which society
might reverse the trends toward risk for families and children,
and describes the necessary conditions for families to function
well in the interests of their young children. Part 1 describes
"the quiet crisis," documenting the conditions of children
and their families from the prenatal period to age 3, and describing
how the nation neglects children in this age group. Factors contributing
to this crisis, including poverty, abuse and neglect, changing family
structures, and adults' isolation are discussed. Part II discusses
starting points for helping young children, specifically, promoting
responsible parenthood, guaranteeing quality child care choices,
ensuring good health and protection, and mobilizing communities
to support young children and their families. Part III presents
specific recommendations for action in the areas discussed in the
preceding section. Four appendixes list consultants to the task
force, papers commissioned by the task force, invitees to the task
force's "Services that Work" Meeting, and biographies
of task force members and staff. Over 150 references and an index
of community programs for parents and young children are included.
(HTH)
Descriptors: *At Risk Persons; Child Abuse; Child Development;
Child Health; Child Neglect; *Childhood Needs; Community Programs;
Day Care; *Early Childhood Education; *Educational Quality; Family
Environment; Family Programs; Government Role; Infants; One Parent
Family; Parent Education; Parent Responsibility; Poverty; *Social
Problems; Social Services; Toddlers; *Young Children
