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Eager to Learn: Educating our Preschoolers
ment of regulations reflects not only a difficulty in building a national consensus around the content of the recommendations, but also the fear that more stringent requirements could result in higher parent fees, the need for additional government investment, and the reduced availability of care (Gormley, 1992, 1995).