Question

question 49
1 pts
which is an argument used against giving federal funding for early care and education programs?
family should be able to care for their own without outside assistance
public money spent to enhance the early childhood years is more beneficial than public money spent to correct a deficiency in later childhood
of children with employee mothers, approximately 80% of those age 5 and younger are in a child care arrangement for an average of almost 40 hours per week
the period in a childs life on birth to age 5 is critical for the development of physical, emotional, social, and cognitive skills

Explanation:

To determine the argument against federal funding for early care/education, we analyze each option:

• Option 1: "family should be able to care for their own without outside assistance" implies families don’t need federal (outside) funding, so this is an argument against it.
• Option 2: States early childhood funding is more beneficial, which supports funding.
• Option 3: Provides data on child care usage, not an argument against funding.
• Option 4: Highlights the importance of early childhood, supporting funding.

Answer:

A. family should be able to care for their own without outside assistance