Karch, Andrew. <br/><br/>
Early start :  preschool politics in the United States / 
Andrew Karch. 
 - x, 274 pages ;  24 cm 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (pages 213-262) and index. 
<br/><br/>Introduction: the preschool puzzle -- Early childhood policy and the American welfare state -- Historical precedents and forces for change -- A watershed episode: the comprehensive child development act -- Venue shopping, federalism, and the role of the states -- Congressional activity and the dissolving early childhood coalition -- Policy stability and political change in the 1980s -- The congressional heritage of a critical juncture -- The contemporary preschool movement in the states -- Conclusion: the future of preschool politics. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780472118724 9780472029075 (e-book) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2012047397 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Education and state--United States.<br/>Early childhood education--United States.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>LC89  / .K365 2013 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>372.210973