http://www.clasp.org/experts/highlights.xml?id=0005 Resources & Publications from the Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP) en-us Sun, 19 May 2013 09:51:20 -0500 info@clasp.org webmaster@clasp.org 40 Fri, 16 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0600 /admin/site/publications/files/NAEYC-Financing.pdf This presentation, given at the 2012 National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) annual conference in Atlanta, Georgia, looks at opportunities and strategies for using federal funding streams to support the availability of comprehensive services for young children in child care and early education settings. http://www.clasp.org/admin/site/publications/files/NAEYC-Financing.pdf Thu, 01 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0500 /admin/site/publications/files/CCDF-Preprint-Comments.pdf CLASP comments on the revisions made to the Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) Preprint in FFY 2012-2013 as well as makes suggestions on how to improve the FFY 2014-2015 Preprint. http://www.clasp.org/admin/site/publications/files/CCDF-Preprint-Comments.pdf Wed, 31 Oct 2012 00:00:00 -0500 /admin/site/publications/files/CCDBG-LEP-Policies.pdf The most recent set of CCDBG state plans for FFY 2012-2013 offer insight into how states' activities and policies are targeted toward LEP and immigrant families, children, and providers. We provide in this paper summaries of state responses to questions about engaging with LEP families and providers and better serving them through state child care assistance programs. http://www.clasp.org/admin/site/publications/files/CCDBG-LEP-Policies.pdf Fri, 07 Sep 2012 00:00:00 -0500 /resources_and_publications/publication?id=1157&list=publications Sequestration was created in August 2011 as part of the Budget Control Act of 2011, which ended that year's showdown over raising the federal debt ceiling. Because Congress failed to come up with a deficit reduction plan, the Budget Control Act calls for $1.2 trillion in automatic spending cuts over the next decade, divided equally between defense and "non-defense discretionary" programs. This fact sheet explains how these cuts will impact federal early care and education funding and what can be done to prevent them. http://www.clasp.org/resources_and_publications/publication?id=1157&list=publications Thu, 06 Sep 2012 00:00:00 -0500 /resources_and_publications/publication?id=1155&list=publications This webinar focuses on CLASP's new publication, which details how states can look beyond the major sources of child care and early education funding and consider alternative federal financing sources to bring comprehensive services into early childhood settings. Learn about the different federal funding streams, hear examples of what other states and communities have done to finance comprehensive services, and begin exploring how to use the funding streams in your own state. http://www.clasp.org/resources_and_publications/publication?id=1155&list=publications Wed, 01 Aug 2012 00:00:00 -0500 /admin/site/publications/files/CLASP-CCDBG-Testimony.pdf CLASP submitted testimony for the record after the July 26th hearing on CCDBG reauthorization held by the subcommittee on Children and Families of the US Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions. http://www.clasp.org/admin/site/publications/files/CLASP-CCDBG-Testimony.pdf Wed, 02 May 2012 00:00:00 -0500 /admin/site/publications/files/Data-Presentation-Smart-Start-2012.pdf This presentation, given at the 2012 National Smart Start Conference in Greensboro, North Carolina, provides a range of data to use to make the case for investing in young children and their families. http://www.clasp.org/admin/site/publications/files/Data-Presentation-Smart-Start-2012.pdf Wed, 02 May 2012 00:00:00 -0500 /admin/site/publications/files/smartstart-financing-2012-final-Compatibility-Mode.pdf This presentation, given at the 2012 National Smart Start Conference in Greensboro, North Carolina, looks at opportunities and strategies for using federal funding streams to support the availability of comprehensive services for young children in child care and early education settings. http://www.clasp.org/admin/site/publications/files/smartstart-financing-2012-final-Compatibility-Mode.pdf Thu, 26 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0500 /resources_and_publications/publication?id=1108&list=publications CLASP's Hannah Matthews and NWLC's Karen Schulman discuss how Quality Rating and Improvement Systems (QRIS) work and how they could work as effectively as possible from the perspective of three child care center directors participating in QRIS. http://www.clasp.org/resources_and_publications/publication?id=1108&list=publications Thu, 05 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0500 /admin/site/publications/files/ccdbg-10-participation_final.pdf Based on preliminary data from the Child Care Bureau, this fact sheet provides a snapshot of participation in the Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG) program in 2010. CCDBG served a monthly average of 1.7 million children. While 27 states increased the number of children served, 22 states served fewer children in 2010 than in the previous year. This fact sheet reviews data, including the ages of children receiving assistance, the types of child care settings used, and the reasons families receive assistance. http://www.clasp.org/admin/site/publications/files/ccdbg-10-participation_final.pdf Thu, 05 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0500 /admin/site/publications/files/ccdbgparticipation_2010babies_final.pdf Based on preliminary data from the Child Care Bureau, this fact sheet provides a snapshot of participation of infants and toddlers in the Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG) program in 2010. Less than a third of children served in CCDBG are under the age of 3, but the share of children receiving CCDBG who are infants and toddlers varies from state to state. This fact sheet includes state-by-state information on the ages of children served in CCDBG and other information on the participation of infants and toddlers in the program. http://www.clasp.org/admin/site/publications/files/ccdbgparticipation_2010babies_final.pdf Thu, 05 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0500 /admin/site/publications/files/ccdbgparticipation_2010schoolage_final.pdf Based on preliminary data from the Child Care Bureau, this fact sheet provides a snapshot of participation of school-age children in the Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG) program in 2010. About a third of children served in CCDBG are between ages 6 and 13. This fact sheet includes state-by-state information on the ages of children served in CCDBG and other information on the participation of school-age children in the program. http://www.clasp.org/admin/site/publications/files/ccdbgparticipation_2010schoolage_final.pdf Thu, 23 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0600 /admin/site/publications/files/ACountforQualityQRISReport.pdf Quality Rating and Improvement Systems (QRIS) are designed to give providers incentives and supports to improve quality and parents information about child care quality. With the growth in QRIS, CLASP, together with the National Women's Law Center, interviewed child care providers participating in QRIS in several states. This report provides findings on the key components of QRIS, cross-cutting lessons on QRIS strategies, and recommendations for policymakers from the perspective of child care center directors. http://www.clasp.org/admin/site/publications/files/ACountforQualityQRISReport.pdf Mon, 06 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0600 /admin/site/publications/files/HS-Region-IV-Feb-2012.pdf Child poverty is growing. Families continue to struggle in a difficult economy. Despite broad recognition of the importance of the earliest years, debates at the federal level focus on reducing spending rather than addressing the needs of children and families. These daunting challenges make the need for comprehensive birth to five services even more critical and must be a call to action for those who work on behalf of the most vulnerable children. This presentation was given at the Region IV Head Start Annual Conference. http://www.clasp.org/admin/site/publications/files/HS-Region-IV-Feb-2012.pdf Thu, 17 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0600 /admin/site/publications/files/NAEYC-2011-Presentation.pdf Quality, stable child care arrangements support the healthy development of infants and toddlers. This presentation from the 2011 NAEYC Annual Conference in Orlando, FL describes how state subsidy policies can support retention of child care subsidies and continuous care for infants and toddlers. http://www.clasp.org/admin/site/publications/files/NAEYC-2011-Presentation.pdf Thu, 17 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0600 /admin/site/publications/files/Integrating-Systems.pdf Families seeking assistance often face multiple, complex needs and that require the services of more than one program. Integrated service systems help to provide a more family-centered, seamless service delivery system, a system that offers a broad continuum of services and tailors these services to the strengths and needs of individual families. This presentation given at the 2011 State and Territory Administrators and the Child Care Policy Research Consortium Joint Meeting in Bethesda, MD looks at how to create an integrated system and the challenges and opportunities of doing so. http://www.clasp.org/admin/site/publications/files/Integrating-Systems.pdf Wed, 05 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0500 /admin/site/publications/files/ellsandelc.pdf CLASP's "Meeting the Early Learning Challenge" series provides information and policy options for states as they develop their applications for the Race to the Top - Early Learning Challenge. http://www.clasp.org/admin/site/publications/files/ellsandelc.pdf Mon, 19 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0500 /resources_and_publications/publication?id=1030&list=publications CLASP's "Meeting the Early Learning Challenge" series provides information and policy options for states as they develop their applications for the Race to the Top - Early Learning Challenge. http://www.clasp.org/resources_and_publications/publication?id=1030&list=publications Tue, 12 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0500 /admin/site/publications/files/RTT-ELC-coalition-comments.pdf CLASP wrote and submitted comments with other national organizations to the U.S. Departments of Education and Health and Human Services on the draft Early Learning Challenge proposal. http://www.clasp.org/admin/site/publications/files/RTT-ELC-coalition-comments.pdf Tue, 14 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0500 /babiesinchildcare/recommendations?id=0009 To protect and promote the growth and development of very young children, providers and caregivers need to demonstrate constant vigilance over signs of potential harm and maintain clean, nurturing spaces. All babies and toddlers in child care need healthy and safe environments in which to explore and learn. To support this goal, CLASP recommends that states conduct routine monitoring of infant and toddler child care in centers and family child care settings at least twice a year, provide technical assistance to help providers with licensing compliance, and use information on provider compliance to inform parents and ensure ongoing improvements in monitoring systems and child care quality. http://www.clasp.org/babiesinchildcare/recommendations?id=0009