A5: Redefining 21st Century Early Care and Education.

Kagan, Sharon L.

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Publication Date: 1999

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A5: Redefining 21st Century Early Care and Education.

Kagan, Sharon L.

Young Children, v54 n6 p2-3 Nov 1999

Describes five "A"s, issues that bind together early childhood educators and give them benchmarks to gauge success: (1) access; (2) affordability; (3) appropriateness; (4) accountability; and (5) advocacy. Asserts that only when all five "A"s are achieved will early childhood education be an enterprise of which all educators can be proud. (EV)

Descriptors: Access to Education, Child Advocacy, Child Welfare, Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Early Childhood Education, Educational Improvement, Educational Quality

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers

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Language: English

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