Educating Young Children in WPA Nursery Schools, the first full-length national study of the WPA nursery school program, helps to explain why universal preschool remains an elusive goal. This book argues that program success in operating nursery schools throughout the United States during the Great Depression was an important New Deal achievement. By highlighting the programs strengthsits ideals, its curriculum, and its community outreachthe author offers a blueprint for creating a universal preschool program that benefits both children and their families. This volume uncovers the forgotten perspective of WPA nursery school leaders and highlights the programs innovative curriculum for young children by incorporating both extensive archival research and neglected sources.
Introduction
Chapter One, WPA Nursery Schools as Educational Reform
Chapter Two, American Modernism and the WPA Nursery School Curriculum
Chapter Three, The WPA Nursery School and the Community
Chapter Four, In Time of War
Chapter Five, Buried Treasure
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