Examining Practices, Policies, and Key Issues in Early Childhood Policy

3 Credits

Provides a thorough overview of the pedagogy, practices, policies, and issues framing the design and delivery of contemporary ECEC. Central to such formulations, the role of parents and families is addressed as a critical contouring variable. Designed in three units, the course addresses: (i) understanding early childhood education and care practice and policy in the US; (ii) identifying critical policy challenges; and (iii) addressing critical policy challenges.