If you
consider a woman trying
to find a way
to cope with her son being autistic and
reaching out to friends and
family for support «sick», then yes, she is a very sick person.
Despite evidence of the positive impact of high - quality early childhood education for all children, it remains
out of
reach for most low - and moderate - income
families.15 The average price of center - based care in the United States accounts for nearly 30 percent of the median
family income, and only 10 percent of child care programs are
considered high quality.16 Publicly funded programs — such as Head Start, Early Head Start, child care, and state pre-K programs — are primarily targeted at low - income
families, but limited funding for these programs severely hinders access.17 This lack of access
to high - quality early childhood education perpetuates the achievement gap, evidenced by the fact that only 48 percent of low - income children are ready for kindergarten, compared with 75 percent of moderate - or high - income children.18