Early childhood policy : an introduction / Dolores A. Stegelin -- State policy related to disadvantaged and at-risk preschoolers / Governor Bill Clinton -- Birthing collaborations in early care and education : a polemic of pain and promise / Sharon Lynn Kagan -- Beyond the sandbox : state issues in early childhood education / Robert A. Cervantes -- The High/Scope Perry Preschool study, similar studies, and their implications for public policy in the United States / Lawrence J. Schweinhart and David P. Weikart -- Issues related to infant child care policy / Eleanor Stokes Szanton -- Emerging child care policy issues / Helen Blank -- The role of the corporation in promoting early childhood education and care and family support systems / Ellen Galinsky --Developmentally appropriate practice and the challenge of public school reform / Thomas Schultz -- Creating change with the public schools : reflections of an early childhood teacher educator / Stacie G. Goffin --
Federal initiatives for exceptional children : the ecology of special education / Karen S. Gallagher and R. J. Pat Gallagher -- Emerging policy issues : summary and synthesis / Dolores A. Stegelin and Peggy M. Elgas.