The raising of America. when childcare for all wasn't just a fairy tale. Episode 2, Once upon a time :
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 b...
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| Format: | Electronic Video |
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| Language: | English |
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San Francisco, CA :
California Newsreel,
2015.
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| Online Access: | CONNECT |
| Summary: | 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? |
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| Item Description: | Title from resource description page (viewed June 10, 2021). |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (33 minutes) |
| Playing Time: | 00:32:47 |
