Early care and education (ECE) programs are designed to foster young children’s social, emotional, and academic development before they begin kindergarten. However, a recent review published in Early Childhood Research Quarterly reveals significant disparities in how Black children and their families experience these programs.
The review, featured in a special issue on Racism in the Early Years, was co-authored by Courtney Zulauf-McCurdy, PhD (Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago), Olivia R. Nazaire (Loyola University Chicago), Tunette Powell, PhD (Arizona State University), and Iheoma Iruka, PhD (University of North Carolina).