Mary A. Jensen received her Ph.D. in Early Childhood Education from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. She is now Director of the School of Education and Associate Professor of Early Childhood Education at the State University of New York, College at Geneseo. In addition to publications on child advocacy, a substantial portion of her recent work has focused on teacher education. She currently serves as President of the National Association of Early Childhood Teacher Educators as well as Editor of the SUNY Press series, Early Childhood Education: Inquiries and Insights. Stacie G. Goffin is Senior Specialist, Early Childhood Care and Education, for the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation in Kansas City, Missouri. While working on this book, she was Associate Professor of Early Childhood Education at the University of Missouri-Kansas City. In addition to her publications on early childhood advocacy, early childhood education, and teacher education, Dr. Goffin is actively involved in effecting change on behalf of young children and their families in the metropolitan Kansas City community.

• Introduction: Prospects for Children's Well-Being Mary A. JensenPart 1 Framing Entitlement For Young Children Chapter 1 Entitlement in Early Care and Education: A Tale of Two Rights Sharon L. KaganChapter 2 Children's Welfare Rights Are Entitlements Colin A. WringChapter 3 The Concept of Entitlement and Its Incompatibility with American Legal Culture Gary B. Melton and Megan SullivanChapter 4 Well-Being, Entitlements, and Investment in Children: An Economic Perspective Robert Haveman and Barbara WolfeChapter 5 Children's Rights in a Civilized Society Stuart N. HartPart 2 Issues of Entitlement For Young Children Chapter 6 Equal Opportunity for Infants and Young Children: Myth or Reality? Stanley I. GreenspanChapter 7 The Other Childhood: The Classroom Worlds of Poor Children Valerie PolakowChapter 8 Health Care Entitlements for Children: Providing Health Services as if Children Really Mattered Neal Halfon and Gale BerkowitzChapter 9 The Dilemma of Rural American Communities and Their Children Gordon HokePart 3 Providing Entitlement For Young Children Through Their Families Chapter 10 Creating a Political Climate that Values and Supports Children Cheryl D. HayesChapter 11 Supporting Families in Their Creation of Contexts for Child Rearing Bernice WeissbourdChapter 12 Building Villages: Lessons from Policy Entrepreneurs Heather B. WeissEpilogue: Beyond Visions of Entitlement: Some Personal Reflections Stacie G. GoffinContributors Index

Mary A. Jensen received her Ph.D. in Early Childhood Education from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. She is now Director of the School of Education and Associate Professor of Early Childhood Education at the State University of New York, College at Geneseo. In addition to publications on child advocacy, a substantial portion of her recent work has focused on teacher education. She currently serves as President of the National Association of Early Childhood Teacher Educators as well as Editor of the SUNY Press series, Early Childhood Education: Inquiries and Insights. Stacie G. Goffin is Senior Specialist, Early Childhood Care and Education, for the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation in Kansas City, Missouri. While working on this book, she was Associate Professor of Early Childhood Education at the University of Missouri-Kansas City. In addition to her publications on early childhood advocacy, early childhood education, and teacher education, Dr. Goffin is actively involved in effecting change on behalf of young children and their families in the metropolitan Kansas City community.

• Introduction: Prospects for Children's Well-Being Mary A. JensenPart 1 Framing Entitlement For Young Children Chapter 1 Entitlement in Early Care and Education: A Tale of Two Rights Sharon L. KaganChapter 2 Children's Welfare Rights Are Entitlements Colin A. WringChapter 3 The Concept of Entitlement and Its Incompatibility with American Legal Culture Gary B. Melton and Megan SullivanChapter 4 Well-Being, Entitlements, and Investment in Children: An Economic Perspective Robert Haveman and Barbara WolfeChapter 5 Children's Rights in a Civilized Society Stuart N. HartPart 2 Issues of Entitlement For Young Children Chapter 6 Equal Opportunity for Infants and Young Children: Myth or Reality? Stanley I. GreenspanChapter 7 The Other Childhood: The Classroom Worlds of Poor Children Valerie PolakowChapter 8 Health Care Entitlements for Children: Providing Health Services as if Children Really Mattered Neal Halfon and Gale BerkowitzChapter 9 The Dilemma of Rural American Communities and Their Children Gordon HokePart 3 Providing Entitlement For Young Children Through Their Families Chapter 10 Creating a Political Climate that Values and Supports Children Cheryl D. HayesChapter 11 Supporting Families in Their Creation of Contexts for Child Rearing Bernice WeissbourdChapter 12 Building Villages: Lessons from Policy Entrepreneurs Heather B. WeissEpilogue: Beyond Visions of Entitlement: Some Personal Reflections Stacie G. GoffinContributors Index

Mary A. Jensen received her Ph.D. in Early Childhood Education from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. She is now Director of the School of Education and Associate Professor of Early Childhood Education at the State University of New York, College at Geneseo. In addition to publications on child advocacy, a substantial portion of her recent work has focused on teacher education. She currently serves as President of the National Association of Early Childhood Teacher Educators as well as Editor of the SUNY Press series, Early Childhood Education: Inquiries and Insights. Stacie G. Goffin is Senior Specialist, Early Childhood Care and Education, for the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation in Kansas City, Missouri. While working on this book, she was Associate Professor of Early Childhood Education at the University of Missouri-Kansas City. In addition to her publications on early childhood advocacy, early childhood education, and teacher education, Dr. Goffin is actively involved in effecting change on behalf of young children and their families in the metropolitan Kansas City community.

• Introduction: Prospects for Children's Well-Being Mary A. JensenPart 1 Framing Entitlement For Young Children Chapter 1 Entitlement in Early Care and Education: A Tale of Two Rights Sharon L. KaganChapter 2 Children's Welfare Rights Are Entitlements Colin A. WringChapter 3 The Concept of Entitlement and Its Incompatibility with American Legal Culture Gary B. Melton and Megan SullivanChapter 4 Well-Being, Entitlements, and Investment in Children: An Economic Perspective Robert Haveman and Barbara WolfeChapter 5 Children's Rights in a Civilized Society Stuart N. HartPart 2 Issues of Entitlement For Young Children Chapter 6 Equal Opportunity for Infants and Young Children: Myth or Reality? Stanley I. GreenspanChapter 7 The Other Childhood: The Classroom Worlds of Poor Children Valerie PolakowChapter 8 Health Care Entitlements for Children: Providing Health Services as if Children Really Mattered Neal Halfon and Gale BerkowitzChapter 9 The Dilemma of Rural American Communities and Their Children Gordon HokePart 3 Providing Entitlement For Young Children Through Their Families Chapter 10 Creating a Political Climate that Values and Supports Children Cheryl D. HayesChapter 11 Supporting Families in Their Creation of Contexts for Child Rearing Bernice WeissbourdChapter 12 Building Villages: Lessons from Policy Entrepreneurs Heather B. WeissEpilogue: Beyond Visions of Entitlement: Some Personal Reflections Stacie G. GoffinContributors Index