http://www.clasp.org/issues/topic_in_focus.xml?type=child_care_and_early_education&id=0008 In Focus articles from the Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP) en-us Tue, 21 May 2013 18:05:50 -0500 info@clasp.org webmaster@clasp.org 40 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 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 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 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 Thu, 21 Feb 2013 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.clasp.org/issues/in_focus?type=child_care_and_early_education&id=0422 Last week, Representatives Polis (D-CO) and Young (R-AK) reintroduced the bipartisan Continuum of Learning Act. The legislation, which is complementary to the President's new Early Learning Initiative, would strengthen the connections between early childhood programs, local education agencies, and elementary schools by making changes to Titles I and II of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA). http://www.clasp.org/issues/in_focus?type=child_care_and_early_education&id=0422 Thu, 14 Feb 2013 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.clasp.org/issues/in_focus?type=child_care_and_early_education&id=0421 The details of President Obama's historic and far-reaching universal preschool initiative, unveiled in the 2013 State of the Union Address are out. CLASP applauds the Administration's goals, and particularly the President's approach toward expanding access to high quality preschool, which draws on policy strategies states and experts in early childhood development have honed over decades of research and innovation. http://www.clasp.org/issues/in_focus?type=child_care_and_early_education&id=0421 Wed, 13 Feb 2013 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.clasp.org/issues/in_focus?type=child_care_and_early_education&id=0420 Last night in the State of the Union address, President Obama took a bold step forward in improving the lives of children and families. President Obama's vision of making high quality preschool available to every child in the nation could impact the lives of all children, their families, and the country for generations to come with far-reaching educational, economic and social benefits. CLASP supports the President's proposal and will work with the administration to see it move forward as the official details of the initiative emerge. http://www.clasp.org/issues/in_focus?type=child_care_and_early_education&id=0420 Fri, 08 Feb 2013 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.clasp.org/issues/in_focus?type=child_care_and_early_education&id=0418 http://www.clasp.org/issues/in_focus?type=child_care_and_early_education&id=0418 Thu, 24 Jan 2013 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.clasp.org/issues/in_focus?type=child_care_and_early_education&id=0416 http://www.clasp.org/issues/in_focus?type=child_care_and_early_education&id=0416 Tue, 22 Jan 2013 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.clasp.org/issues/in_focus?type=child_care_and_early_education&id=0415 http://www.clasp.org/issues/in_focus?type=child_care_and_early_education&id=0415 Mon, 14 Jan 2013 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.clasp.org/issues/in_focus?type=child_care_and_early_education&id=0413 http://www.clasp.org/issues/in_focus?type=child_care_and_early_education&id=0413 Wed, 19 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.clasp.org/issues/in_focus?type=child_care_and_early_education&id=0410 http://www.clasp.org/issues/in_focus?type=child_care_and_early_education&id=0410 Thu, 13 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.clasp.org/issues/in_focus?type=child_care_and_early_education&id=0408 There are over 12 million infants and toddlers under the age of 3 in the United States. Twenty-five percent of them live in poverty and 48 percent live in low-income families (families earning less than 200 percent of the federal poverty level). Adverse experiences like poverty can negatively affect the development of infants and toddlers, having long-term impacts on their health and learning. Understanding the demographics, families, health, and early learning experiences of infants and toddlers is crucial to effectively providing these supports to infants, toddlers, and their families. http://www.clasp.org/issues/in_focus?type=child_care_and_early_education&id=0408 Wed, 07 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.clasp.org/issues/in_focus?type=child_care_and_early_education&id=0404 http://www.clasp.org/issues/in_focus?type=child_care_and_early_education&id=0404