http://www.clasp.org/issues/rss/topic_publications.xml?type=child_care_and_early_education&id=0013 Resources and Publications from the Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP) en-us Wed, 22 May 2013 06:46:45 -0500 info@clasp.org webmaster@clasp.org 40 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, 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 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 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 Thu, 06 Sep 2012 00:00:00 -0500 /resources_and_publications/publication?id=1155&list=publications This webinar focuses on CLASP's new publication, which details how states can look beyond the major sources of child care and early education funding and consider alternative federal financing sources to bring comprehensive services into early childhood settings. Learn about the different federal funding streams, hear examples of what other states and communities have done to finance comprehensive services, and begin exploring how to use the funding streams in your own state. http://www.clasp.org/resources_and_publications/publication?id=1155&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, 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 Mon, 04 Jun 2012 00:00:00 -0500 /admin/site/publications/files/Home-Away-from-Home.pdf Home visiting and family, friend, and neighbor (FFN) partnerships hold great opportunity to reach more children with family support services during the critical early years. This toolkit provides states with an overview of FFN and home visiting partnerships, a tool to help states explore and establish this type of partnership, and case studies of existing home visiting and FFN partnerships. http://www.clasp.org/admin/site/publications/files/Home-Away-from-Home.pdf 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 Wed, 02 May 2012 00:00:00 -0500 /admin/site/publications/files/smartstart-financing-2012-final-Compatibility-Mode.pdf This presentation, given at the 2012 National Smart Start Conference in Greensboro, North Carolina, 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/smartstart-financing-2012-final-Compatibility-Mode.pdf Thu, 26 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0500 /resources_and_publications/publication?id=1108&list=publications CLASP's Hannah Matthews and NWLC's Karen Schulman discuss how Quality Rating and Improvement Systems (QRIS) work and how they could work as effectively as possible from the perspective of three child care center directors participating in QRIS. http://www.clasp.org/resources_and_publications/publication?id=1108&list=publications Thu, 23 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0600 /admin/site/publications/files/ACountforQualityQRISReport.pdf Quality Rating and Improvement Systems (QRIS) are designed to give providers incentives and supports to improve quality and parents information about child care quality. With the growth in QRIS, CLASP, together with the National Women's Law Center, interviewed child care providers participating in QRIS in several states. This report provides findings on the key components of QRIS, cross-cutting lessons on QRIS strategies, and recommendations for policymakers from the perspective of child care center directors. http://www.clasp.org/admin/site/publications/files/ACountforQualityQRISReport.pdf Thu, 23 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0600 /resources_and_publications/publication?id=1075&list=publications CLASP's Hannah Matthews along with experts from National Women's Law Center (NWLC) and National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) discuss the President's FY 2013 budget proposal and the appropriations process for early childhood programs in 2012. http://www.clasp.org/resources_and_publications/publication?id=1075&list=publications Tue, 14 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0600 /admin/site/publications/files/amchp-financing-hv-feb12.pdf This presentation, given at the Association of Maternal and Child Health Program's 2012 Annual Conference in Washington, DC looks at opportunities and strategies for using federal funding streams, including Maternal and Child Health funding, 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/amchp-financing-hv-feb12.pdf Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0600 /babiesinchildcare/recommendations?id=0011 Very young children develop in the context of their physical and mental health and the capacity of their families and other caregivers to address the full range of early childhood development. All babies and toddlers in child care need parents, providers, and caregivers supported by and linked to community resources. To support this goal, CLASP recommends that early, regular and comprehensive health, mental health, and developmental screenings and related services are made available at recommended ages for vulnerable infants and toddlers through connections with all infant and toddler providers and caregivers. This document presents research supporting the recommendation to promote access to early, regular, and comprehensive screening. http://www.clasp.org/babiesinchildcare/recommendations?id=0011 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0600 /admin/site/publications/files/HS-Region-IV-Feb-2012.pdf Child poverty is growing. Families continue to struggle in a difficult economy. Despite broad recognition of the importance of the earliest years, debates at the federal level focus on reducing spending rather than addressing the needs of children and families. These daunting challenges make the need for comprehensive birth to five services even more critical and must be a call to action for those who work on behalf of the most vulnerable children. This presentation was given at the Region IV Head Start Annual Conference. http://www.clasp.org/admin/site/publications/files/HS-Region-IV-Feb-2012.pdf