We’re just now finding out that the first few years of life do much to determine how the rest of it unfolds. That’s a scary thought. For those who enjoy the good fortune of being born into affluence, no effort is spared to provide them with the advantages of high-priced childcare, private tutors, and diverse opportunities. But for a great many less advantaged kids and their struggling parents, the options are far more limited. They face a gauntlet of hurdles with few resources to overcome them. Failing early, they come to believe success is not even possible. They, and we, all suffer the consequences.
Today on A World of Possibilities, “Starting Out Right: Upgrading Early Childhood Education.” We’ll hear from program directors and parents about innovative initiatives that extend early support to children who, through no fault of their own, might otherwise fail to adapt to the challenges of school. And in so doing, they help ensure their prospects for success; not just in education but in life itself.
This program was funded by The Kellogg Foundation.
Karabelle Pizzigati, Independent Child and Family Policy Adviser; Immediate Past President of the National Association of State Boards of Education
Mimi Howard, Program Director, Education Commission of the States
Harriet Dichter, Deputy Secretary, Pennsylvania Departments of Education and Public Welfare
Joni Close, President, Sisters of Charity, Canton, Ohio
Henrietta Zalkind, Executive Director of the Down East Partnership for Children
Christine Russel, Parent
Marcia Turner, Grandparent
(Click on a guest's name to listen to their full unedited interview.)
Host: Mark Sommer
Senior Producer: Gregg McVicar
Associate Producers: Naihma Deady, Matt Fidler
Production Engineer: Michael Schwartz
Field Engineers: Dan Pope, John Braden, Jeff Zumfelde, Robin Copley
Music in this program:
“Sweet Apocalypse” - Moby - Mute Records; “A United Earth I” - Alan Stivell and Youssou N’Dour - Putumayo World Music; “Children of the Future” - Steve Miller Band - Capitol Records; “Children’s Song” - Chick Corea - Polygram Records; “Enfant Espoir” - Daniel Boulaine.
Duration: 55:00 minutes
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