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The problem is that military children in the United States cannot access equitable early childhood education and care (ECEC) opportunities (National Institute for Early Education Research, 2019). ECEC is proven to serve as a protective factor (Bartlett & Smith, 2019) for children exposed to adversity prevalent in families with at least one parent serving in the United States military (Mogil et al., 2022; Rogers et al., 2021). Research relating to military families’ well-being is underrepresented (Lawson et al., 2022; Manser et al., 2019; Skomorovsky, & Wan, 2019) leaving policymakers without clear guidance as they expand Universal Pre-kindergarten (UPK) in Department of Defense Education (Jowers, 2022). Urie Bronfenbrenner’s bioecological theory of human development provides a framework for understanding how early childhood education and care politicization impacts ECEC access for military families. The theory examines child development within the complex system of relationships accounting for mutual accommodation between the individual and the changing environment (Bronfenbrenner, 1973, 1977).The problem is that military children in the United States cannot access equitable early childhood education and care (ECEC) opportunities (National Institute for Early Education Research, 2019). ECEC is proven to serve as a protective factor (Bartlett & Smith, 2019) for children exposed to adversity prevalent in families with at least one parent serving in the United States military (Mogil et al., 2022; Rogers et al., 2021). Research relating to military families’ well-being is underrepresented (Lawson et al., 2022; Manser et al., 2019; Skomorovsky, & Wan, 2019) leaving policymakers without clear guidance as they expand Universal Pre-kindergarten (UPK) in Department of Defense Education (Jowers, 2022). Urie Bronfenbrenner’s bioecological theory of human development provides a framework for understanding how early childhood education and care politicization impacts ECEC access for military families. The theory examines child development within the complex system of relationships accounting for mutual accommodation between the individual and the changing environment (Bronfenbrenner, 1973, 1977).The problem is that military children in the United States cannot access equitable early childhood education and care (ECEC) opportunities (National Institute for Early Education Research, 2019). ECEC is proven to serve as a protective factor (Bartlett & Smith, 2019) for children exposed to adversity prevalent in families with at least one parent serving in the United States military (Mogil et al., 2022; Rogers et al., 2021). Research relating to military families’ well-being is underrepresented (Lawson et al., 2022; Manser et al., 2019; Skomorovsky, & Wan, 2019) leaving policymakers without clear guidance as they expand Universal Pre-kindergarten (UPK) in Department of Defense Education (Jowers, 2022). Urie Bronfenbrenner’s bioecological theory of human development provides a framework for understanding how early childhood education and care politicization impacts ECEC access for military families. The theory examines child development within the complex system of relationships accounting for mutual accommodation between the individual and the changing environment (Bronfenbrenner, 1973, 1977).The problem is that military children in the United States cannot access equitable early childhood education and care (ECEC) opportunities (National Institute for Early Education Research, 2019). ECEC is proven to serve as a protective factor (Bartlett & Smith, 2019) for children exposed to adversity prevalent in families with at least one parent serving in the United States military (Mogil et al., 2022; Rogers et al., 2021). Research relating to military families’ well-being is underrepresented (Lawson et al., 2022; Manser et al., 2019; Skomorovsky, & Wan, 2019) leaving policymakers without clear guidance as they expand Universal Pre-kindergarten (UPK) in Department of Defense Education (Jowers, 2022). Urie Bronfenbrenner’s bioecological theory of human development provides a framework for understanding how early childhood education and care politicization impacts ECEC access for military families. The theory examines child development within the complex system of relationships accounting for mutual accommodation between the individual and the changing environment (Bronfenbrenner, 1973, 1977).The problem is that military children in the United States cannot access equitable early childhood education and care (ECEC) opportunities (National Institute for Early Education Research, 2019). ECEC is proven to serve as a protective factor (Bartlett & Smith, 2019) for children exposed to adversity prevalent in families with at least one parent serving in the United States military (Mogil et al., 2022; Rogers et al., 2021). Research relating to military families’ well-being is underrepresented (Lawson et al., 2022; Manser et al., 2019; Skomorovsky, & Wan, 2019) leaving policymakers without clear guidance as they expand Universal Pre-kindergarten (UPK) in Department of Defense Education (Jowers, 2022). Urie Bronfenbrenner’s bioecological theory of human development provides a framework for understanding how early childhood education and care politicization impacts ECEC access for military families. The theory examines child development within the complex system of relationships accounting for mutual accommodation between the individual and the changing environment (Bronfenbrenner, 1973, 1977).The problem is that military children in the United States cannot access equitable early childhood education and care (ECEC) opportunities (National Institute for Early Education Research, 2019). ECEC is proven to serve as a protective factor (Bartlett & Smith, 2019) for children exposed to adversity prevalent in families with at least one parent serving in the United States military (Mogil et al., 2022; Rogers et al., 2021). Research relating to military families’ well-being is underrepresented (Lawson et al., 2022; Manser et al., 2019; Skomorovsky, & Wan, 2019) leaving policymakers without clear guidance as they expand Universal Pre-kindergarten (UPK) in Department of Defense Education (Jowers, 2022). Urie Bronfenbrenner’s bioecological theory of human development provides a framework for understanding how early childhood education and care politicization impacts ECEC access for military families. The theory examines child development within the complex system of relationships accounting for mutual accommodation between the individual and the changing environment (Bronfenbrenner, 1973, 1977).

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