The Irish Times news quotes a fascinating statistic about childcare in the U.S. In Sheila Wayman’s legnthy appeal to her government she quoted Dr Orla Doyle of UCD’s School of Public Health and Population Science, who reportedly claims that some $17 are saved for every $1 spent on childcare in the U.S. Funny thing is the landmark “Cost Quality and Outcomes Study” the first ever inter-disciplinary look at early childhood programs in this country found the very opposite. They found that the majority of these programs nationwide were “mediocre” at best! Perhaps not including those from the childcare field gave them a fresh set of eyes to view this dismal system with.
I certain could not support Dr. Doyle rosey picture after a decade of observing dozens of my own clients in similar settings. I do appreciate other countries wanting to model themselves after us, and trust that our new administration will look more closely at funding a national system with only a “mediocre” track record as ours.
You can find help with seeing your life long learner launch at sites like this one. http://www.CoachMyParents.com And in the meantime… Believe well!
