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"How Are the Children?"

Report on Early Childhood
Development and Learning

(September 1999)

Table of Contents

Title Page

• Foreword

  I. Introduction

  II. Early Childhood Development and Learning: Ten Key Lessons

  1. New Brain Research Underscores the Importance of Education and the Power of Effort

  2. Early Experience Affect How Brains Are "Wired"

  3. The Young Brain is a Work in Progress

  4. Every Child is Unique

  5. Children Learn in the Context of Important Relationships

  6. Other Caregivers Can Meet Young Children's Needs—But Don't Take the Place of Mom or Dad

  7. "Small Talk" Has Big Consequences

  8. Children Need many Kinds of Stimulation

  9. Prevention is Crucial

  10. The Cradle Will Rock

  III. We Know What Works

  Preventive, Family-Oriented Health Care

  Family Support and Parent Education

  High Quality Child Care and Education

  A Comprehensive Approach

  IV. Building on Success

  Parents and Families

  Local Communities

  Educational Leaders

  Business Leaders

  The Media

  Government

  Reseachers

• Notes

• Resources

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