Wide gaps in developmental opportunities during the critical early years signal the existence of an important bottleneck. A child who has had access to adequate developmental opportunities should be school-ready by school age. There are in fact large gaps between black and white children on this measure.
Wide gaps in developmental opportunities during the critical early years signal the existence of an important bottleneck. A child who has had access to adequate developmental opportunities should be school-ready by school age. There are in fact large gaps between black and white children on this measure.