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Table of Contents

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Letter from the Editor
Ann Acheson

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The Transforming Power of Literacy
Barbara Bush

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Introduction to the Early Childhood Issue
Leslie A. Forstadt and Sheryl Peavey

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The Dynamics of Investments in Young Children
Philip A. Trostel

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Investing in Maine’s Youngest Children Has Great Returns for Business
Dana F. Connors

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Data Collection in Maine: Assessing the Return on Public Investment in Maine’s Early Childhood System
Judy Reidt-Parker

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Family Economic Security
Ann Acheson

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Early Childhood Health
Dora Anne Mills

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Maine’s High- Risk Infants and Maternal Health and Wellbeing: The Maine Infant Follow-Up Project
Beth A. Logan, Marie J. Hayes, Mark S. Brown, Paul Tisher, Jonathan A. Paul, and Ramesh Krishnan

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Interdepartmental Coordination for Maine’s Young Children with Disabilities
Alan B. Cobo-Lewis

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Child Care and Work Challenges for Maine’s Parents of Children with Special Needs
Helen D. Ward, Julie A. Atkins, and Erin E. Oldham

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English Language Learners in the State of Maine: Early Education Policy That Can Make a Difference
Erin E. Oldham, Julie A. Atkins, and Helen D. Ward

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Working Parents and Child Care: Charting a New Course for Quality
Michael Lahti, Rachel Connelly, Georgia N. Nigro, and Rebecca Fraser-Thill

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The Early Childhood Workforce
Julie DellaMattera

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Parent Education:“Prepare the Child for the Path, Not the Path for the Child”
Candace J. Eaton

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The Community Caring Collaborative: Case Study of a Grassroots Collaboration to Create a System of Care for At-risk Infants, Young Children, and Their Families in Washington County, Maine
Marjorie Withers

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