High-quality child care and early education can build a strong foundation for young children's healthy development and ensure that children have all they need to thrive. This knowledge drives CLASP's work to promote policies that support both child development and the needs of low-income working parents. We support policies that expand resources for child care and early education initiatives at the federal, state, and local levels. We also study the relationships between child care subsidy systems, Head Start and Early Head Start, state pre-kindergarten programs, and other birth to five early education efforts, to advance ideas that ensure these systems address the full range of needs of children and families.
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CLASP Staff Presenting at NAEYC Conference
Members of the CLASP Child Care and Early Education team will be presenting during the following sessions of the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) Annual Conference this week in Washington, DC:
Wednesday, November 18:
Continuing Conversation Series: Can Networks and Systems Improve Quality in Family Child Care?
Thursday, November 19:
Making Quality Rating and Improvement Systems Work for All Children
Friday, November 20:
Saturday, November 21:
Finding and Using Data to Advocate for Children and Families Effectively
Materials will be available on our site after the sessions. Hope to see you there!
Audioconference: State Early Childhood Advisory Councils
Join CLASP and the National Women’s Law Center on December 1 for a call about what states are doing with economic recovery funds that are allocated to fund State Early Childhood Advisory Councils. READ MORE »- Danielle Ewen and Hannah Matthews | Oct 28, 2009 Tracking ARRA Child Care Funds
- Child Care and Early Education | Nov 02, 2009 A Tool to Examine State Child Care Subsidy Policies and Promote Stable, Quality Care for Low-Income Babies and Toddlers
- Hannah Matthews and Danielle Ewen | Jun 01, 2009 Title I And Early Education: Models For Using ARRA Funds
- danielle ewen and hannah matthews | Jun 23, 2009 Early Childhood Education In The ARRA: Opportunities For Helping Low-Income Children And Their Families
- Teresa Lim | Nov 09, 2009 Early Childhood Education Update - November 2009
- Rachel Schumacher | Nov 19, 2009 Developing State Quality Rating and Improvement Systems with Babies in Mind
- Rachel Schumacher | Nov 17, 2009 Establish Core Competencies
- Rachel Schumacher | Nov 17, 2009 Provide Access to Training, Education, and Ongoing Supports
- Teresa Lim | Nov 09, 2009 Early Childhood Education Update - November 2009
- Child Care and Early Education | Nov 02, 2009 A Tool to Examine State Child Care Subsidy Policies and Promote Stable, Quality Care for Low-Income Babies and Toddlers
