First Three Years & Beyond: Brain Development and Social Policy

by Edward F. Zigler, Ph.D., Sterling Professor of Psychology and a member of the Child Study Center, Matia Finn-Stevenson, Ph.D., associate research scientist in the Child Study Center, and Nancy W. Hall, doctoral candidate at Yale University

Yale University Press(New Haven) 2002; 272 pages

The authors affirm that sound social policy providing for safe and appropriate early care, education, health care and parental support is critical not only for the optimal development of children but also for strengthening families, communities and the nation as a whole. This book draws on the latest research from the social sciences and studies of the brain to make recommendations for infant and toddler care and development.