In a softly lit classroom in a Chicago suburb, 14 children curled up on their cots, dreaming and lightly snoring in concert with a gentle lullaby. It was naptime.
Allison Couzins, a Head Start teacher for Brightpoint, the organization I lead, sat at her computer, catching up on some emails as she kept an eye on her students, all 3- to 5-year-olds from low-income families attending Head Start, the federally funded early child care and education program for children and families.
