http://www.clasp.org/issues/topic_in_focus.xml?type=child_care_and_early_education&id=0015 In Focus articles from the Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP) en-us Mon, 20 May 2013 20:32:13 -0500 info@clasp.org webmaster@clasp.org 40 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 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 Wed, 02 Feb 2011 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.clasp.org/issues/in_focus?type=child_care_and_early_education&id=0291 The recent House proposal to slash domestic spending to 2008 levels would mean millions lost in funding for early childhood programs.It's easy to give short shrift to this number when discussing it broadly and in the abstract. After all, there is wide agreement that balance needs to be restored to the federal budget. But human services cuts have real impact on individual families' ability to secure all they need for their children to thrive. More specifically, cuts to early childhood programs have implications for short- and long-term child and family well-being. http://www.clasp.org/issues/in_focus?type=child_care_and_early_education&id=0291