http://www.clasp.org/issues/rss/topic_publications.xml?type=child_care_and_early_education&id=0008 Resources and Publications from the Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP) en-us Sat, 25 May 2013 11:50:57 -0500 info@clasp.org webmaster@clasp.org 40 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 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/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/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 Tue, 13 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0600 /admin/site/publications/files/Financing_Worksheet.pdf The following worksheet comes from CLASP's "Putting It Together: A Guide to Financing Comprehensive Services in Child Care and Early Education." States and communities embarking on financing partnerships to expand access to comprehensive services can use this worksheet to begin mapping the need, available resources, and potential partnering strategies that will help them move forward. This document may be downloaded, edited, and saved. http://www.clasp.org/admin/site/publications/files/Financing_Worksheet.pdf Thu, 01 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0500 /admin/site/publications/files/CCDF-Preprint-Comments.pdf CLASP comments on the revisions made to the Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) Preprint in FFY 2012-2013 as well as makes suggestions on how to improve the FFY 2014-2015 Preprint. http://www.clasp.org/admin/site/publications/files/CCDF-Preprint-Comments.pdf Wed, 31 Oct 2012 00:00:00 -0500 /admin/site/publications/files/CCDBG-LEP-Policies.pdf The most recent set of CCDBG state plans for FFY 2012-2013 offer insight into how states' activities and policies are targeted toward LEP and immigrant families, children, and providers. We provide in this paper summaries of state responses to questions about engaging with LEP families and providers and better serving them through state child care assistance programs. http://www.clasp.org/admin/site/publications/files/CCDBG-LEP-Policies.pdf Tue, 25 Sep 2012 00:00:00 -0500 /resources_and_publications/publication?id=1163&list=publications CLASP's Hannah Matthews alongside representatives from National Women's Law Center (NWLC) and National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) discuss the latest on federal developments that will impact child care and early education programs and funding. http://www.clasp.org/resources_and_publications/publication?id=1163&list=publications Thu, 13 Sep 2012 00:00:00 -0500 /resources_and_publications/publication?id=1183&list=publications All babies need good health, strong families, and positive early learning experiences to foster their healthy intellectual, social, and emotional development. Unfortunately, far too few young children receive the supports they need to build a strong foundation for future growth. The federal Early Head Start (EHS) program was created in 1994 to address the comprehensive needs of children under age 3 in low-income families and vulnerable low-income pregnant women. Research shows that EHS positively impacts children's cognitive, language, and social-emotional development; family self-sufficiency; and parental support of child development. This report highlights how states are using innovative funding, policies, and partnerships, to expand the critically important EHS program and better meet the needs of more low-income children and pregnant women living in their state. http://www.clasp.org/resources_and_publications/publication?id=1183&list=publications Fri, 07 Sep 2012 00:00:00 -0500 /resources_and_publications/publication?id=1157&list=publications Sequestration was created in August 2011 as part of the Budget Control Act of 2011, which ended that year's showdown over raising the federal debt ceiling. Because Congress failed to come up with a deficit reduction plan, the Budget Control Act calls for $1.2 trillion in automatic spending cuts over the next decade, divided equally between defense and "non-defense discretionary" programs. This fact sheet explains how these cuts will impact federal early care and education funding and what can be done to prevent them. http://www.clasp.org/resources_and_publications/publication?id=1157&list=publications Tue, 14 Aug 2012 00:00:00 -0500 /resources_and_publications/publication?id=1148&list=publications This guide provides state policymakers and advocates with strategies to maximize resources and make policy changes that drive funds, resources, and community partners to child care and early education programs to benefit young children and families. Separate from blending and braiding funding streams at the local or program level, the strategies described in this guide focus on state policy decisions that can facilitate the innovative use of funds, encourage partnerships at the state and local level, and replicate promising models from other states. http://www.clasp.org/resources_and_publications/publication?id=1148&list=publications Wed, 01 Aug 2012 00:00:00 -0500 /admin/site/publications/files/CLASP-CCDBG-Testimony.pdf CLASP submitted testimony for the record after the July 26th hearing on CCDBG reauthorization held by the subcommittee on Children and Families of the US Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions. http://www.clasp.org/admin/site/publications/files/CLASP-CCDBG-Testimony.pdf Wed, 25 Jul 2012 00:00:00 -0500 /resources_and_publications/publication?id=1149&list=publications CLASP's Hannah Matthews and NWLC's Helen Blank talk with state advocates from California, Illinois, Iowa, New Jersey, and New York about how they stopped child care cuts in their states and achieved successes in this challenging fiscal climate. http://www.clasp.org/resources_and_publications/publication?id=1149&list=publications Wed, 02 May 2012 00:00:00 -0500 /admin/site/publications/files/Data-Presentation-Smart-Start-2012.pdf This presentation, given at the 2012 National Smart Start Conference in Greensboro, North Carolina, provides a range of data to use to make the case for investing in young children and their families. http://www.clasp.org/admin/site/publications/files/Data-Presentation-Smart-Start-2012.pdf Mon, 16 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0500 /admin/site/publications/files/2010-Child-Care-Assistance-Profile-US.pdf This fact sheet presents state reported information on child care spending through the Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG) and Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) funds used for child care. http://www.clasp.org/admin/site/publications/files/2010-Child-Care-Assistance-Profile-US.pdf Thu, 05 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0500 /admin/site/publications/files/ccdbg-10-participation_final.pdf Based on preliminary data from the Child Care Bureau, this fact sheet provides a snapshot of participation in the Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG) program in 2010. CCDBG served a monthly average of 1.7 million children. While 27 states increased the number of children served, 22 states served fewer children in 2010 than in the previous year. This fact sheet reviews data, including the ages of children receiving assistance, the types of child care settings used, and the reasons families receive assistance. http://www.clasp.org/admin/site/publications/files/ccdbg-10-participation_final.pdf Thu, 05 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0500 /admin/site/publications/files/ccdbgparticipation_2010babies_final.pdf Based on preliminary data from the Child Care Bureau, this fact sheet provides a snapshot of participation of infants and toddlers in the Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG) program in 2010. Less than a third of children served in CCDBG are under the age of 3, but the share of children receiving CCDBG who are infants and toddlers varies from state to state. This fact sheet includes state-by-state information on the ages of children served in CCDBG and other information on the participation of infants and toddlers in the program. http://www.clasp.org/admin/site/publications/files/ccdbgparticipation_2010babies_final.pdf