http://www.clasp.org/issues/in_focus.xml?type=child_care_and_early_education In Focus articles from the Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP) en-us Thu, 23 May 2013 20:02:25 -0500 info@clasp.org webmaster@clasp.org 40 Mon, 20 May 2013 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.clasp.org/issues/in_focus?type=child_care_and_early_education&id=0443 http://www.clasp.org/issues/in_focus?type=child_care_and_early_education&id=0443 Fri, 17 May 2013 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.clasp.org/issues/in_focus?type=child_care_and_early_education&id=0442 This week, the Academic Pediatric Association (APA) Task Force on Childhood Poverty declared that childhood poverty is "the most important problem facing children in the US today" and issued a Strategic Road Map for addressing it as a public health issue. The APA Task Force commits to raising the voice of pediatricians to build public support for policies that will both reduce childhood poverty and address the negative effects of poverty on childrenaEUR(TM)s physical and mental health and development http://www.clasp.org/issues/in_focus?type=child_care_and_early_education&id=0442 Thu, 16 May 2013 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.clasp.org/issues/in_focus?type=child_care_and_early_education&id=0441 http://www.clasp.org/issues/in_focus?type=child_care_and_early_education&id=0441 Tue, 14 May 2013 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.clasp.org/issues/in_focus?type=child_care_and_early_education&id=0440 On Monday, CLASP was proud to visit the White House with our partners from the Strong Start for Children Campaign to deliver 30,000 letters and pictures to Cecilia Munoz, Director of President Obama's Domestic Policy Council. Children and advocates delivered these messages to thank President Obama for proposing his early learning initiative. http://www.clasp.org/issues/in_focus?type=child_care_and_early_education&id=0440 Mon, 13 May 2013 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.clasp.org/issues/in_focus?type=child_care_and_early_education&id=0439 In an average month in 2012, 6.2 million children lived with unemployed parents, and 12.1 million children were affected by an unemployed or underemployed parent. A recent report from the Urban Institute and First Focus analyzes unemployment from the perspective of children, looking at the impact a parent's job loss can have on children and how many children around the country have been affected by this. http://www.clasp.org/issues/in_focus?type=child_care_and_early_education&id=0439 Thu, 09 May 2013 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.clasp.org/issues/in_focus?type=child_care_and_early_education&id=0438 A new series of handouts from the Office of Head Start's National Center on Cultural and Linguistic Responsiveness highlights the importance of home language in children's development, and how this can be supported in the home, classroom, and community. http://www.clasp.org/issues/in_focus?type=child_care_and_early_education&id=0438 Mon, 06 May 2013 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.clasp.org/issues/in_focus?type=child_care_and_early_education&id=0437 The Department of Education has released the details of its third round of Race to the Top Early Learning Challenge (RTT-ELC) funding. The 2013 competitive grant program is focused on expanding access to high-quality early learning opportunities. http://www.clasp.org/issues/in_focus?type=child_care_and_early_education&id=0437 Tue, 30 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.clasp.org/issues/in_focus?type=child_care_and_early_education&id=0436 http://www.clasp.org/issues/in_focus?type=child_care_and_early_education&id=0436 Tue, 23 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.clasp.org/issues/in_focus?type=child_care_and_early_education&id=0435 With our partners from the Strong Start for Children - Building America's Future campaign, CLASP will be collecting thank you notes from across the country and delivering them to the White House. Please join us in thanking President Obama for making investments in young children a priority! http://www.clasp.org/issues/in_focus?type=child_care_and_early_education&id=0435 Thu, 18 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.clasp.org/issues/in_focus?type=child_care_and_early_education&id=0434 The U.S. Census Bureau has released its most recent edition of Who's Minding the Kids? Child Care Arrangements: Spring 2011. This periodic report uses Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP) data from the 2008 panel to examine the characteristics of children and their families in different types of child care arrangements. http://www.clasp.org/issues/in_focus?type=child_care_and_early_education&id=0434 Mon, 15 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.clasp.org/issues/in_focus?type=child_care_and_early_education&id=0433 The Office of Head Start has recently announced the results of the first round of the Head Start Designation Renewal System (DRS). Of the Head Start grantees required to re-compete for their funding in the first round of DRS, 80 maintained their funding, 25 will be replaced by new programs and 14 grantees will have their grants split between new and existing providers. http://www.clasp.org/issues/in_focus?type=child_care_and_early_education&id=0433 Thu, 11 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.clasp.org/issues/in_focus?type=child_care_and_early_education&id=0432 The President's Fiscal Year (FY) 2014 budget provides historic investments across severeal early childhood programs. These include investments in a comprehensive birth-to-five early education continuum including child care, home visiting, Head Start, Early Head Start, and preschool-all critical programs for children, especially the most vulnerable children. http://www.clasp.org/issues/in_focus?type=child_care_and_early_education&id=0432 Wed, 03 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.clasp.org/issues/in_focus?type=child_care_and_early_education&id=0431 States involved in the Work Support Strategies (WSS) project are making administrative and programmatic decisions that help families more easily acquire benefits for which they're eligible. Reports on the initial planning year of the project (2010-2011), released by the Urban Institute today, indicate that participating states have made progress in simplifying application processes, streamlining eligibility policies, and coordinating the administration of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP - formerly Food Stamps), Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP), and child care assistance. http://www.clasp.org/issues/in_focus?type=child_care_and_early_education&id=0431 Mon, 01 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.clasp.org/issues/in_focus?type=child_care_and_early_education&id=0430 http://www.clasp.org/issues/in_focus?type=child_care_and_early_education&id=0430 Wed, 27 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.clasp.org/issues/in_focus?type=child_care_and_early_education&id=0429 The recently released Abbott Preschool Program Longitudinal Effects Study: Fifth Grade Follow-Up shows that children who participated in the Abbott preschool programs increased their achievement in language arts and literacy, math, and science on fourth and fifth grade New Jersey standardized tests. Additionally, participation in the Abbott preschool program decreased the likelihood of grade retention and special education placement. http://www.clasp.org/issues/in_focus?type=child_care_and_early_education&id=0429 Fri, 22 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.clasp.org/issues/in_focus?type=child_care_and_early_education&id=0428 CLASP's Head Start State Profiles reflect the most recent Head Start Program Information Report (PIR) data from 2011. Each profile includes data on all Head Start programs in the state: Early Head Start, Head Start preschool, and Migrant/Seasonal Head Start. The profiles also include information on Head Start participants, families, staff, and programs. http://www.clasp.org/issues/in_focus?type=child_care_and_early_education&id=0428 Thu, 21 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.clasp.org/issues/in_focus?type=child_care_and_early_education&id=0427 Providence, Rhode Island is working to ensure caregivers understand just how important a young child's early language development is, and how they can best support it, through their new early childhood initiative, Providence Talks. The initiative seeks to increase and improve upon young children's exposure to language and vocabulary. Pitched as part of Bloomberg Philanthropies' Mayors Challenge contest, Provide Talks was recently awarded the contest's $5 million grand prize. http://www.clasp.org/issues/in_focus?type=child_care_and_early_education&id=0427 Mon, 18 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.clasp.org/issues/in_focus?type=child_care_and_early_education&id=0426 Despite continued budget negotiations for the current fiscal year (FY 2013) and the recent onset of sequestration, Congress must also move forward with budget resolutions for FY 2014. The budget resolutions show us the priorities of the House and Senate, which prove to be vastly different. http://www.clasp.org/issues/in_focus?type=child_care_and_early_education&id=0426 Wed, 13 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.clasp.org/issues/in_focus?type=child_care_and_early_education&id=0425 The Classroom Assessment Scoring System (CLASS) is a validated classroom assessment tool that measures and provides data on the quality of teacher-child interactions. As CLASS is considered by more states for use in quality initiatives, understanding whether and how CLASS can reliably be used in early learning classrooms serving dual language learners (DLLs) becomes increasingly important. http://www.clasp.org/issues/in_focus?type=child_care_and_early_education&id=0425 Mon, 04 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.clasp.org/issues/in_focus?type=child_care_and_early_education&id=0424 http://www.clasp.org/issues/in_focus?type=child_care_and_early_education&id=0424