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Fact and fantasy: Eight myths about early childhood education and care - Summary

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Gordon Cleveland and Michael Krashinsky
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6pp

 

This BRIEFing NOTE summarizes Fact and fantasy : Eight myths about early childhood education and care by Gordon Cleveland and Michael Krashinsky, Economics, Division of Management, University of Toronto at Scarborough.

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Fact and fantasy: Eight myths about early childhood education and care

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Publication
Gordon Cleveland and Michael Krashinsky
July 2003
79pp
$18
ISBN 1-896051-25-1

Gordon Cleveland and Michael Krashinsky, Economics,
Division of Management, University of Toronto at Scarborough

This paper examines eight myths often used to argue against public support for early childhood education and care. Its main objective is to respond to these eight myths, to subject them and associated research to critical scrutiny, and to respond in a popular fashion. Research evidence and logic are combined to provide a readable, economically-oriented critique to these frequently heard assertions. The myths are:

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