In Manhattan, Preparing for Kindergarten Admission Test - NYTimes.com

Whereas in the past the prep courses were aimed at entry into independent preschools, now they're increasingly focused on entry into state-sector kindergartens catering to "the gifted".

Quality universal childcare for �9bn a year? A bargain | Polly Toynbee | Comment is free | The Guardian

The most succinct and perceptive summation of New Labour's early years policy for a long time by the most knowledgeable newspaper social affairs commentator in England. Quality universal childcare for �9bn a year? A bargain | Polly Toynbee |
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Why the mum’n’dad vote will decide the next election - Times Online

The 'echo-boom' generation are said to be (a) keen voters and (b) focused on parenthood. Will politicians take heed?