Last year, the Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP) released a report, Putting the Pieces Together for Families with Young Children: Aligning State Health and Human Services, Nutrition, Child Care, and Paid Family and Medical Leave. This report highlights the challenges parents of young…
On November 29, 2023, Tiffany Ferrette, Alycia Hardy, and Alyssa Fortner presented at the 2023 BUILD Initiative Conference in Los Angeles, California. Their session, “Centering Black Families: Equitable Discipline through Improved Data Policies in Child Care,” shared a title with their February 2023 report. Participants…
On October 14, Alycia Hardy and Alyssa Fortner presented at the National Black Child Development Institute’s (NBCDI) 52nd Annual Conference (Oct 13-5) in Charlotte, NC, which had the theme of unleashing the promise and genius of Black children and families. Their presentation was titled “Reflecting,…
Alycia Hardy, Alyssa Fortner, and Tiffany Ferrette presented to the NC Coalition for Inclusion, Not Expulsions on their brief “Centering Black Families: Equitable Discipline through Improved Data Policies in Child Care” and state and federal recommendations to address harsh disciplinary practices.
To advance equity in child care access for families with infants and toddlers, federal and state policymakers must boost funding dedicated to helping them afford it.
"The CLASP report calls for federal and state programs, including Head Start, to collect discipline data on publicly funded centers and track disparities by race and ethnicity."
While CLASP applauds the passage of the FY2023 omnibus spending package with increased investments in key child care and early education programs, it leaves out other crucial investments in programs that also support families with low incomes.
On November 21, as part of the Child Care for Every Family Network’s three-part meeting series, Tiffany Ferrette and Alycia Hardy presented “Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG) 101,” an overview of the preeminent federal funding stream for child care assistance—the Child Care and…
On November 8-10, Tiffany Ferrette and Alyssa Fortner presented “Operationalizing Equity: CLASP’s Story” for the 2022 cohort in the Alliance for Early Success Operationalizing Equity, a learning and leadership program.
On October 9, Tiffany Ferrette, Alycia Hardy, and Alyssa Fortner gave a presentation at the National Black Child Development Institute’s 51st Annual Conference in Washington, D.C. on the intersection of harsh and exclusionary discipline and data policies in child care and early education programs. The workshop…