The Tragedy of Child Care in America - Hardcover

Edward Zigler is Sterling Professor of Psychology Emeritus at Yale University and director emeritus of the Yale Edward Zigler Center in Child Development and Social Policy. He lives in North Haven, CT. Katherine Marsland is associate professor of psychology at Southern Connecticut State University. Heather Lord is a consultant at the Boston Consulting Group in New York.

“This book will help those on both sides of the aisle to frame and justify policy in this area and to better understand the complexity of the issues involved.”—Shannon Christian, former associate commissioner, Child Care Bureau, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (Shannon Christian)

"Zigler's solutions to the national childcare crisis—expanded awareness, expert advocacy and enlightened policymaking—are timely and wise."—J. Lawrence Aber, New York University (J. Lawrence Aber)

"From a historical perspective few can match, Zigler and his co-authors offer a pragmatic solution to America's childcare problems that puts children first.  Every reader will learn something useful."—W. Steven Barnett, National Institute for Early Education Research (W. Steven Barnett)

"Throughout his career, Ed Zigler has worked to get to 'yes' on universal child care. Here, he presents a compelling vision for how research can inform child care policy, offering a workable hybrid solution as a way forward."—Kathleen McCartney, Dean, Harvard Graduate School of Education (Kathleen McCartney)