CLASP In Focus: State Developments http://www.clasp.org/issues/topic_in_focus.xml?type=child_care_and_early_education&id=0014 In Focus articles from the Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP) en-us Sun, 19 May 2013 14:05:28 -0500 info@clasp.org webmaster@clasp.org 40 States Strengthen Work Support Strategies in First Year of Initiative 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 ProvidenceaEUR(TM)s Early Childhood Initiative Wins Big for Its Focus on Early Language Development 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 Nontraditional Work Hours Influence Child Care Choices for Working Families 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 2011 State of Preschool: Another Assault on Early Childhood Tue, 10 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.clasp.org/issues/in_focus?type=child_care_and_early_education&id=0368 http://www.clasp.org/issues/in_focus?type=child_care_and_early_education&id=0368 DC Promise Neighborhood Initiative: aEURoeYou canaEUR(TM)t just do part of a childaEUR(TM)s lifeaEUR? Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.clasp.org/issues/in_focus?type=child_care_and_early_education&id=0353 http://www.clasp.org/issues/in_focus?type=child_care_and_early_education&id=0353 Investing in Early Education is a Boost to California's Economy Mon, 17 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.clasp.org/issues/in_focus?type=child_care_and_early_education&id=0334 http://www.clasp.org/issues/in_focus?type=child_care_and_early_education&id=0334 Illinois Offers Early Childhood Construction Grants Fri, 23 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.clasp.org/issues/in_focus?type=child_care_and_early_education&id=0329 http://www.clasp.org/issues/in_focus?type=child_care_and_early_education&id=0329 Community Connections: Linking Family Child Care and Pre-kindergarten Mon, 22 Aug 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.clasp.org/issues/in_focus?type=child_care_and_early_education&id=0322 http://www.clasp.org/issues/in_focus?type=child_care_and_early_education&id=0322 NC Governor Issues Executive Order to Maintain Quality Pre-K Mon, 15 Aug 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.clasp.org/issues/in_focus?type=child_care_and_early_education&id=0319 http://www.clasp.org/issues/in_focus?type=child_care_and_early_education&id=0319 North Carolina Cannot Limit Low-Income Pre-K Enrollment Fri, 29 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.clasp.org/issues/in_focus?type=child_care_and_early_education&id=0315 http://www.clasp.org/issues/in_focus?type=child_care_and_early_education&id=0315 Breaking News: Court Order Deems Minnesota Child Care Assistance aEURoeEssentialaEUR? Wed, 13 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.clasp.org/issues/in_focus?type=child_care_and_early_education&id=0314 http://www.clasp.org/issues/in_focus?type=child_care_and_early_education&id=0314 Minnesota Deems Child Care Subsidy Program "Not Critical" During Government Shutdown Tue, 12 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.clasp.org/issues/in_focus?type=child_care_and_early_education&id=0313 http://www.clasp.org/issues/in_focus?type=child_care_and_early_education&id=0313 Tennessee Pre-K: Boosting School Readiness Wed, 18 May 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.clasp.org/issues/in_focus?type=child_care_and_early_education&id=0307 Quality pre-kindergarten is a key component of a comprehensive early childhood education system that prepares children to succeed in school and life. In Tennessee, young children are getting a boost from the Tennessee Voluntary Pre-K program, as evidenced in two new studies completed by the Peabody Research Institute at Vanderbilt University in partnership with the Division of School Readiness and Early Learning at the Tennessee State Department of Education. http://www.clasp.org/issues/in_focus?type=child_care_and_early_education&id=0307 School Leadership Training in New Jersey: Promoting Linkages with Early Childhood Tue, 26 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.clasp.org/issues/in_focus?type=child_care_and_early_education&id=0306 http://www.clasp.org/issues/in_focus?type=child_care_and_early_education&id=0306 States Connect Vulnerable Children in Child Care to Early and Periodic Screening Tue, 29 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.clasp.org/issues/in_focus?type=child_care_and_early_education&id=0301 http://www.clasp.org/issues/in_focus?type=child_care_and_early_education&id=0301 2010 Census: The CountryaEUR(TM)s Diversification Continues Thu, 24 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.clasp.org/issues/in_focus?type=child_care_and_early_education&id=0300 http://www.clasp.org/issues/in_focus?type=child_care_and_early_education&id=0300 From Babbling Babies to Ready Readers: Minnesota and Massachusetts Link Early Childhood and Closing the Literacy Gap Wed, 09 Feb 2011 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.clasp.org/issues/in_focus?type=child_care_and_early_education&id=0293 http://www.clasp.org/issues/in_focus?type=child_care_and_early_education&id=0293 ARRA Funds Helped States Hold the Line on Child Care Policies Wed, 06 Oct 2010 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.clasp.org/issues/in_focus?type=child_care_and_early_education&id=0273 http://www.clasp.org/issues/in_focus?type=child_care_and_early_education&id=0273 Child Care Funding on the Potential Chopping Block of State Budgets Wed, 16 Jun 2010 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.clasp.org/issues/in_focus?type=child_care_and_early_education&id=0249 http://www.clasp.org/issues/in_focus?type=child_care_and_early_education&id=0249 Georgia Launches Infant/Toddler Initiative in Response to Concerns about State Quality Study Findings Tue, 25 May 2010 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.clasp.org/issues/in_focus?type=child_care_and_early_education&id=0246 http://www.clasp.org/issues/in_focus?type=child_care_and_early_education&id=0246