Sentences with phrase «access high quality child care»

These children are less likely to access high quality child care.

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Today, very few such families have access to regulated, high - quality and affordable child care.

So here we are in 2006, with parents piecing together a patchwork of arrangements to care for the kids while they're at work, and with only the richest having access to high - quality child care.

All children should have access to high - quality early child care and education programs, so they can reach their maximum potential

Having a medical home means having consistent access to health care that is comprehensive, well - coordinated, and of high quality, and that provides an ongoing relationship with personal providers who treat the whole child.

Many factors contribute to these difficulties, but there are things we can do — ensuring families have access to paid family and medical leave as well as affordable, high - quality child care.

«Health and education are intricately connected and we believe strongly in co-locating services in schools, offering children immediate access to high quality care without sacrificing time away from school,» said Larry K. McReynolds, president of the Lutheran Family Health Centers, which currently operates 28 school - based health and dental clinics in New York City.

Shalat says that poor children are both most likely to be exposed to lead — from factory smelters, dust, soil and paint — and to suffer the worst effects of that exposure, thanks to poor access to health care and other resources such as proper nutrition and high - quality schools.

High - quality early care and education (ECE) is critical to positive child development and has the potential to generate economic returns, but the current financing structure of ECE leaves many children without access to high - quality services and does little to strengthen the ECE workforce, says a new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and MedicHigh - quality early care and education (ECE) is critical to positive child development and has the potential to generate economic returns, but the current financing structure of ECE leaves many children without access to high - quality services and does little to strengthen the ECE workforce, says a new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medichigh - quality services and does little to strengthen the ECE workforce, says a new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine.

Also important is universal access to high - quality, affordable, integrated early childhood education and care, especially in the year before full - time school and for developmentally vulnerable children and children from disadvantaged backgrounds.

During the past year, Bonnie Mackintosh has been conducting classroom - level observations and child assessments in community - based preschool programs throughout Boston's Circle of Promise and East Boston neighborhoods as part of an initiative to improve access to high - quality early childhood care and educational programs.

State and local investments are increasing in many states for early care and education programs, but in others, states are not investing sufficient dollars to ensure all children have access to high quality programs.

A deep understanding of financing strategies and a willingness to engage in finance reform is necessary to ensure all children have access to high quality early care and education.

We know you care deeply about ensuring all children have access to high quality early learning programs from birth to third grade and beyond.

Child Care and Early Education Research Connections Research Connections provides easy access to research and data on topics related to high quality early care and educatCare and Early Education Research Connections Research Connections provides easy access to research and data on topics related to high quality early care and educatcare and education.

We expect that the UN Committee will ask Canada about how it intends to meet its international human rights obligations to provide access to high quality, affordable child care.

For advocates seeking to support access to child - care assistance and high - quality early learning programs, this brief provides guidance and strategies to support racial equity in their states «child - care assistance programs.

The child care crisis impacts many families, but poor families face the most significant access and cost barriers to high quality child care, putting their children at risk for the detrimental effects of low quality care and missing out on the beneficial effects of high quality care.

The Child Care Development Fund (CCDF) is a federal block grant that provides funding for states to improve access to quality child care for high - need children and famiChild Care Development Fund (CCDF) is a federal block grant that provides funding for states to improve access to quality child care for high - need children and familCare Development Fund (CCDF) is a federal block grant that provides funding for states to improve access to quality child care for high - need children and famichild care for high - need children and familcare for high - need children and families.

A guide for assisting states in utilizing their CCDF state plan as a vehicle for improving access to high - quality early care and education for children who experience homelessness.

Most of our funding comes from child care centres and from passionate individual who believe every child should have access to high quality child care.

With parent fees already beyond the budget of the majority of Ontario families, the only viable solution to creating access to high quality, affordable child care programs is through significant government funds devoted to the recruitment and retention of qualified, RECE professionals.

«We are hindering the development of young children by not providing them access to high - quality child care».

National Center for Children in Poverty, Project Thrive (www.nccp.org): The Public Policy Analysis and Education Center for Infants and Young Children at the National Center for Children in Poverty has as its core mission increasing knowledge and providing policy analysis that will help states build and strengthen comprehensive early childhood systems and link policies to ensure access to high - quality health care, early care and learning, and family support.

Governments that see care and education as a public responsibility increasingly integrate their care and education systems and are able, in consequence, to ensure better regulation, more equitable access and provide higher quality services to all children.

«We know how to reduce the teen pregnancy rate in this country: years of research shows that high - quality sex education, encouraging parents to talk with their children about sex, and ensuring access to health care services makes a measurable difference,» continued Kantor.

David and Lucile Packard Foundation The foundation's Children, Families, and Communities Program focuses on children's access to high - quality health care, the development of children and youth, the economic security of families, and the reduction of violence iChildren, Families, and Communities Program focuses on children's access to high - quality health care, the development of children and youth, the economic security of families, and the reduction of violence ichildren's access to high - quality health care, the development of children and youth, the economic security of families, and the reduction of violence ichildren and youth, the economic security of families, and the reduction of violence in homes.

Access to a continuum of high - quality child care and universal preschool is essential to the well - being and future successes of young children — particularly children from low - income families and families of color.

Child care is unaffordable for many families, and communities across the country face a severe shortage of quality care.2 Federal and state policymakers must invest in early childhood systems to ensure that all children can access high - quality programs.

In the long term, those participating children are more likely to be employed and less likely to be dependent on government assistance.9 The positive effects are larger, and more likely to be sustained, when programs are high quality.10 In addition, the impact is greatest for children from low - income families.11 Differences in children's cognitive abilities by income are evident at only nine months old and significantly widen by the time children are two years old.12 Children living in poverty are more likely to be subject to stressful home environments — which can have lifelong impacts on learning, cognition, and self - regulation — while parents living in poverty have limited resources to provide for their families and high barriers to accessing affordable, high - quality child care.13 High - quality early learning programs staffed by warm and responsive adults can help mitigate these effects, offering a safe and predictable learning environment that fosters children's develochildren are more likely to be employed and less likely to be dependent on government assistance.9 The positive effects are larger, and more likely to be sustained, when programs are high quality.10 In addition, the impact is greatest for children from low - income families.11 Differences in children's cognitive abilities by income are evident at only nine months old and significantly widen by the time children are two years old.12 Children living in poverty are more likely to be subject to stressful home environments — which can have lifelong impacts on learning, cognition, and self - regulation — while parents living in poverty have limited resources to provide for their families and high barriers to accessing affordable, high - quality child care.13 High - quality early learning programs staffed by warm and responsive adults can help mitigate these effects, offering a safe and predictable learning environment that fosters children's developmenhigh quality.10 In addition, the impact is greatest for children from low - income families.11 Differences in children's cognitive abilities by income are evident at only nine months old and significantly widen by the time children are two years old.12 Children living in poverty are more likely to be subject to stressful home environments — which can have lifelong impacts on learning, cognition, and self - regulation — while parents living in poverty have limited resources to provide for their families and high barriers to accessing affordable, high - quality child care.13 High - quality early learning programs staffed by warm and responsive adults can help mitigate these effects, offering a safe and predictable learning environment that fosters children's develochildren from low - income families.11 Differences in children's cognitive abilities by income are evident at only nine months old and significantly widen by the time children are two years old.12 Children living in poverty are more likely to be subject to stressful home environments — which can have lifelong impacts on learning, cognition, and self - regulation — while parents living in poverty have limited resources to provide for their families and high barriers to accessing affordable, high - quality child care.13 High - quality early learning programs staffed by warm and responsive adults can help mitigate these effects, offering a safe and predictable learning environment that fosters children's develochildren's cognitive abilities by income are evident at only nine months old and significantly widen by the time children are two years old.12 Children living in poverty are more likely to be subject to stressful home environments — which can have lifelong impacts on learning, cognition, and self - regulation — while parents living in poverty have limited resources to provide for their families and high barriers to accessing affordable, high - quality child care.13 High - quality early learning programs staffed by warm and responsive adults can help mitigate these effects, offering a safe and predictable learning environment that fosters children's develochildren are two years old.12 Children living in poverty are more likely to be subject to stressful home environments — which can have lifelong impacts on learning, cognition, and self - regulation — while parents living in poverty have limited resources to provide for their families and high barriers to accessing affordable, high - quality child care.13 High - quality early learning programs staffed by warm and responsive adults can help mitigate these effects, offering a safe and predictable learning environment that fosters children's develoChildren living in poverty are more likely to be subject to stressful home environments — which can have lifelong impacts on learning, cognition, and self - regulation — while parents living in poverty have limited resources to provide for their families and high barriers to accessing affordable, high - quality child care.13 High - quality early learning programs staffed by warm and responsive adults can help mitigate these effects, offering a safe and predictable learning environment that fosters children's developmenhigh barriers to accessing affordable, high - quality child care.13 High - quality early learning programs staffed by warm and responsive adults can help mitigate these effects, offering a safe and predictable learning environment that fosters children's developmenhigh - quality child care.13 High - quality early learning programs staffed by warm and responsive adults can help mitigate these effects, offering a safe and predictable learning environment that fosters children's developmenHigh - quality early learning programs staffed by warm and responsive adults can help mitigate these effects, offering a safe and predictable learning environment that fosters children's develochildren's development.14

As part of a larger investment in the early childhood system, state policymakers should look to the role that QRIS can play in supporting providers in order to achieve higher quality and ensure that all children can access quality care.

From a public policy standpoint, improved access to consistent and affordable high - quality early care and education accomplishes two important objectives: In addition to promoting healthy child development, these programs enable parents to continue working or to re-enter the workforce.

Despite evidence of the positive impact of high - quality early childhood education for all children, it remains out of reach for most low - and moderate - income families.15 The average price of center - based care in the United States accounts for nearly 30 percent of the median family income, and only 10 percent of child care programs are considered high quality.16 Publicly funded programs — such as Head Start, Early Head Start, child care, and state pre-K programs — are primarily targeted at low - income families, but limited funding for these programs severely hinders access.17 This lack of access to high - quality early childhood education perpetuates the achievement gap, evidenced by the fact that only 48 percent of low - income children are ready for kindergarten, compared with 75 percent of moderate - or high - income children.18

Current CCDBG funding levels are insufficient to reach low - income working parents, and the reimbursement rates are too low to allow access to most high - quality child care programs.

The need for working parents to access early care and education is critical and well - documented, as is the need for that care to be of high quality in order to realize long - term positive benefits for children's learning and development.

The assumption for this estimate is that with far greater access to high - quality child care at an affordable cost, mothers with young children would increase their employment to the levels of mothers without young children for whom child care costs and availability of high - quality care is less of a limiting factor on mothers» employment relative to when they have younger children.

Moderate - income families are typically ineligible for these publicly funded programs, but at the same time, such families struggle to afford the high cost of care in the private sector.19 This leaves parents facing a series of difficult choices, including prioritizing child care expenses over other household necessities; settling for low - quality child care that fits their budget; patching together multiple informal care options; or leaving the workforce altogether.20 To ensure that all children can realize the gains that come from attending high - quality early childhood programs, policy solutions need to focus on improving program supports and creating funding strategies that will increase access to high - quality programs for children from all backgrounds.

When programs close their doors, children who attended them lose out on access to high - quality early learning opportunities, families aren't able to work without access to child care, and staff are left looking for jobs.

The new tax credit would support access to child care rated as high quality, which would be selected by parents.

The implications of research into the effects of child care clearly support the provision of high - quality care and parental access to such care.

Just 10 percent of child care programs are considered high - quality.21 Participation in early childhood programs is largely dependent on parents» ability to pay, and as a result, the low - income children and children of color who would benefit the most are too often unable to access it.

In addition to improving access to high - quality programs for children, the proposal would save families thousands of dollars per year and facilitate child care arrangements that support financial security for working families.

While the cost of child care is well - documented, affordability is only one factor that contributes to access to high - quality child care.

Promote child - friendly communities and advocate for universal access to a range of high - quality early childhood and school age care programs for all children (link to NQS Element 6.3.4).

The Directorate is committed to all children having access to high quality early childhood education and care, and that the Early Childhood Schools and Koori Preschool program continue to meet intent of the Early Childhood Schools: A framework for their development as learning and development centres for children (birth to eight) and their families.

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As they note, in order to «ensure equitable access to high - quality early care and education for all children, the federal government and the states should use consistent, high quality - standards across all public financing.»

Since these families also do not have assistance from another parent in the house, the need for affordable and high quality access to child care is imperative to help single parents make ends meet.

Ensure that young children and their families, particularly those facing poverty and other stressors, have access to comprehensive, high - quality early childhood education, home visiting, and health care services.

Federal dollars have been critical to Illinois» ability to provide children with high need access to quality early care and education and to promote quality and accountability though its QRIS.