Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Foreword xi
4. Acknowledgments xv
5. Abbreviations xvii
6. 1. Introduction 1
7. 2. Politics of Child Care Legislation, 1971 22
8. 3. From Political Stalemate to Welfare Entitlement, 1972–1988 54
9. 4. Politics of Child Care Legislation, 1987–1990 91
10. 5. Regulations, Implementation, and High Expectations, 1991–1993 135
11. 6. Child Care and Welfare Reform, 1994–1996 170
12. 7. High Hopes, 1997–2000 208
13. 8. A View from the States, 1996–2000 249
14. 9. Looking Back and to the Future 278
15. Notes 307
16. Index 375
17. Backmatter 398