This proposed graduate program would accept half male and half female candidates for the degree, so that there would be as many male as female graduates, thus infusing the early childhood scene with equal numbers of male and female role models in teaching and nurturing positions. Master parents would be qualified to start or run small daycare facilities, provide role models for parents, train other caregivers, maintain partnerships with universities that initially provide funding and supervisory support for models of care and early childhood education. Model childcare centers, created at universities that offer the degree, would offer scholarships to at least half of the families whose children attend, based on need. I envision Master Parents partnering with corporations and public school districts to restore rambling homes in downtown centers, creating home settings for early childhood care.partnering with downtown businesses for supplies, activities, music lessons, mentoring and other forms of community support. Universities around the country would develop similar programs in response to high demand and recognized needs in their states.
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