http://www.clasp.org/issues/rss/publications.xml?type=child_care_and_early_education Resources and Publications from the Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP) en-us Tue, 21 May 2013 22:32:07 -0500 info@clasp.org webmaster@clasp.org 40 Tue, 07 May 2013 00:00:00 -0500 /resources_and_publications/publication?id=1243&list=publications CLASP's Early Childhood Education Update is a monthly roundup of news, legislative developments, research, and other developments of interest to the early care and education community. http://www.clasp.org/resources_and_publications/publication?id=1243&list=publications Mon, 08 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0500 /resources_and_publications/publication?id=1231&list=publications CLASP's Early Childhood Education Update is a monthly roundup of news, legislative developments, research, and other developments of interest to the early care and education community. http://www.clasp.org/resources_and_publications/publication?id=1231&list=publications Wed, 20 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0500 /admin/site/publications/files/HSData2011US.pdf This fact sheet presents Head Start PIR data for all Head Start programs in the country -- including preschool programs, Early Head Start, and Migrant and Seasonal Head Start. http://www.clasp.org/admin/site/publications/files/HSData2011US.pdf Tue, 12 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0500 /resources_and_publications/publication?id=1220&list=publications CLASP's Early Childhood Education Update is a monthly roundup of news, legislative developments, research, and other developments of interest to the early care and education community. http://www.clasp.org/resources_and_publications/publication?id=1220&list=publications Sun, 24 Feb 2013 00:00:00 -0600 /admin/site/publications/files/KEA-comments-2_13.pdf CLASP comments on the appropriate development of Kindergarten Entry Assesments (KEA), which are the focus of recent Enhanced Assessment Grants. http://www.clasp.org/admin/site/publications/files/KEA-comments-2_13.pdf Tue, 19 Feb 2013 00:00:00 -0600 /admin/site/publications/files/amchp-2013-financing-final.pptx This presentation, given at the 2013 AMCHP conference, drew upon CLASP's recently published Putting it Together guide to financing comprehensive services, to discuss ways that states have used a variety of federal funding streams, including the Maternal and Child Health Block Grant, Early Childhood Comprehensive Systems funds and Medicaid funds, to finance services including child care health consultants, developmental screening, and preventive health outreach in child care settings. http://www.clasp.org/admin/site/publications/files/amchp-2013-financing-final.pptx Fri, 08 Feb 2013 00:00:00 -0600 /resources_and_publications/publication?id=1204&list=publications CLASP's Early Childhood Education Update is a monthly roundup of news, legislative developments, research, and other developments of interest to the early care and education community. http://www.clasp.org/resources_and_publications/publication?id=1204&list=publications Wed, 23 Jan 2013 00:00:00 -0600 /resources_and_publications/publication?id=1199&list=publications CLASP's Hannah Matthews, NWLC's Helen Blank, and NAEYC's Adele Robinson discuss the many uncertainties that early childhood programs face as we move toward the next round of fiscal negotiations. http://www.clasp.org/resources_and_publications/publication?id=1199&list=publications Fri, 11 Jan 2013 00:00:00 -0600 /resources_and_publications/publication?id=1196&list=publications CLASP's Early Childhood Education Update is a monthly roundup of news, legislative developments, research, and other developments of interest to the early care and education community. This update is part of CLASP's project, funded by The Joyce Foundation, to provide techincal assistance to early childhood policymakers and advocates in Illinois, Michigan, and Wisconsin. http://www.clasp.org/resources_and_publications/publication?id=1196&list=publications Wed, 19 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0600 /admin/site/publications/files/IL-CC-Collab-Profile.pdf The Illinois Child Care Collaboration Program promotes collaboration between child care and other early care and education providers, including Early Head Start (EHS), by creating policies to ease blending of funds to extend the day or year of existing services. While no funding is provided through the initiative, participating programs may take advantage of several child care rule exceptions that make it easier to access child care subsidy dollars to extend the day/year of EHS services. http://www.clasp.org/admin/site/publications/files/IL-CC-Collab-Profile.pdf Wed, 19 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0600 /admin/site/publications/files/IL-Prevention-Initiative.pdf The Illinois Prevention Initiative provides grants to home-based and center-based programs to expand access to the Early Head Start (EHS) model as well as other birth to 3 models. The goal is to serve additional children birth to age 3 and help grantees increase program quality. The initiative to expand access to EHS and other models was established by the Illinois State Board of Education in 2007, as recommended by the Illinois Early Learning Council. http://www.clasp.org/admin/site/publications/files/IL-Prevention-Initiative.pdf Wed, 19 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0600 /admin/site/publications/files/KS-EHS.pdf Kansas Early Head Start (KEHS) provides comprehensive services following federal Head Start Program Performance Standards for pregnant women and eligible families with children from birth to age 4. KEHS was implemented in 1998 using Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG) quality set-aside dollars augmented by a transfer of federal Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) funds. The initiative was designed to improve the availability and quality of child care for infants and toddlers in Kansas. http://www.clasp.org/admin/site/publications/files/KS-EHS.pdf Wed, 19 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0600 /admin/site/publications/files/ME-EHS.pdf Maine has two initiatives that build on Early Head Start (EHS). The first initiative, Fund for a Healthy Maine, provides tobacco settlement money to existing Head Start and EHS programs to expand the number of children who receive full-day, full-year services. The second initiative, Supplemental, provides state general revenue funds to all Head Start programs to add additional slots, some of which may be used for EHS. http://www.clasp.org/admin/site/publications/files/ME-EHS.pdf Wed, 19 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0600 /admin/site/publications/files/MD-EHS.pdf Since 2000, Maryland has provided state supplemental funds to Head Start and Early Head Start (EHS) programs to improve access. Local EHS programs may use funds, through child care partnerships, to extend the EHS day or year. http://www.clasp.org/admin/site/publications/files/MD-EHS.pdf Wed, 19 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0600 /admin/site/publications/files/MN-EHS.pdf Minnesota provides supplemental state funding to existing federal Head Start and Early Head Start (EHS) grantees to increase their capacity to serve additional infants, toddlers, and pregnant women. The initiative was started in 1997 when the state legislature earmarked $1 million of the general state Head Start supplemental funds for children birth to age 3. http://www.clasp.org/admin/site/publications/files/MN-EHS.pdf Wed, 19 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0600 /admin/site/publications/files/MO-EHS.pdf Missouri's Early Head Start/Child Care Partnership Project expands access to Early Head Start (EHS) services for children birth to age 3 by developing partnerships between federal Head Start, EHS contractors, and child care providers. Head Start and EHS contractors that participate in the initiative provide services through community child care providers to both increase the number of children receiving EHS services and improve the overall quality of care. http://www.clasp.org/admin/site/publications/files/MO-EHS.pdf Wed, 19 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0600 /admin/site/publications/files/NE-EHS.pdf Since 1999, Nebraska's Early Head Start Infant/Toddler Quality Initiative has supported Early Head Start (EHS) and community child care partnerships to improve the quality and professionalism of infant and toddler care. EHS programs apply to receive funding to establish partnerships with center-based or home-based child care. http://www.clasp.org/admin/site/publications/files/NE-EHS.pdf Wed, 19 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0600 /admin/site/publications/files/OK-EHS.pdf The Oklahoma Early Childhood Program uses public and private funds to enhance and expand high quality early care and education opportunities for children birth through age 3. The George Kaiser Family Foundation initiated the pilot in 2006 by matching state general revenue with private donations. Since that time, other private funders and providers have begun to contribute matching funds. http://www.clasp.org/admin/site/publications/files/OK-EHS.pdf Wed, 05 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0600 /resources_and_publications/publication?id=1184&list=publications CLASP's Early Childhood Education Update is a monthly roundup of news, legislative developments, research, and other developments of interest to the early care and education community. This update is part of CLASP's project, funded by The Joyce Foundation, to provide techincal assistance to early childhood policymakers and advocates in Illinois, Michigan, and Wisconsin. http://www.clasp.org/resources_and_publications/publication?id=1184&list=publications 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