Abstract
About the title: Imagine how things might be different if all America’s children had access to high-quality early care and education for the past four decades? They almost did.
Back in 1971, a bi-partisan Congress passed a bill providing high-quality, universal childcare, home visiting and other services from birth to age five to every family that wanted it. But it was vetoed by President Nixon at the 11th hour. The veto statement, written by a young White House speech writer, Patrick Buchanan, was the first time ‘family values’ were invoked to undermine families. The veto marked a seminal inflection point from our path towards a more inclusive society to today’s fend-for-yourself nation. We came achingly close to securing high quality childcare for all once. What has the nation learned during the intervening decades?
About the series: The Raising of America, by the producers of Unnatural Causes: Is Inequality Making Us Sick? and Race - The Power of an Illusion, is an ambitious documentary series, online learning hub and public engagement campaign which aims to reframe the way Americans look at early child health and development. It illustrates how a strong start for all our kids leads not only to better learning, earning, and physical and mental health but also to a healthier, safer, better educated, more prosperous nation.
Back in 1971, a bi-partisan Congress passed a bill providing high-quality, universal childcare, home visiting and other services from birth to age five to every family that wanted it. But it was vetoed by President Nixon at the 11th hour. The veto statement, written by a young White House speech writer, Patrick Buchanan, was the first time ‘family values’ were invoked to undermine families. The veto marked a seminal inflection point from our path towards a more inclusive society to today’s fend-for-yourself nation. We came achingly close to securing high quality childcare for all once. What has the nation learned during the intervening decades?
About the series: The Raising of America, by the producers of Unnatural Causes: Is Inequality Making Us Sick? and Race - The Power of an Illusion, is an ambitious documentary series, online learning hub and public engagement campaign which aims to reframe the way Americans look at early child health and development. It illustrates how a strong start for all our kids leads not only to better learning, earning, and physical and mental health but also to a healthier, safer, better educated, more prosperous nation.
Collection
Subject
Child development--United States, Early childhood education--United States, Education, Preschool--United States, Child care services--Government policy--United States, Child care--Government policy--United States--20th century, United States--Social policy--20th century, United States, Social policy, Education, Preschool
Series
The Raising of America: Early Childhood and the Future of Our Nation
Contributors
Rutenbeck, James (director), Rutenbeck, James (editor), Rutenbeck, James (producer), Adelman, Larry (executive producer), Herbes-Sommers, Christine (executive producer), Shea, Elizabeth (producer), Weeks, Louis (composer), Smith, Llewellyn (narrator), California Newsreel (Firm) (producer), California Newsreel (Firm) (distributor), Vital Picture (collaborator)
Duration
00:32:45 (HH:MM:SS)
Language:
English
Target or Intended Audience
adult/continuing education, higher education
Copyright Holder
| Name | California Newsreel |
| Role | distributor |
| Telephone | 415-284-7800 |
| Address | 500 Third Street, Suite #505, San Francisco, CA 94107-1875 |
| [email protected] |
Copyright Date
2015-01-01
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