Sentences with phrase «affordable high quality child care»

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

Specific policies include the 30 - 50 Plan to Fight Poverty, which is committed to reducing the number of people living below the poverty line by 30 percent and the number of children by 50 percent; an Affordable Housing Plan; pursing the long - term goal of a national high - quality, universal, community - based, early education and child care system; increasing the Guaranteed Income Supplement by $ 600 per year for low - income seniors; and creating a new relationship with Canada's First Nation, Inuit and Métis peoples, including re-instating the Kelowna Accord.

In spring 2010, the Health Resources and Services Administration and the Administration for Children announced the availability of funds for the Affordable Care Act Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program.39 The program emphasizes and supports successful implementation of high - quality home visiting programs that have demonstrated evidence of effectiveness as defined in the legislation.

Home visiting has been demonstrated to be an effective method of supporting families, particularly as part of a comprehensive and coordinated system of high - quality, affordable early care and education, health and mental health, and family support services for families of children from the prenatal through the pre-kindergarten stages.

«We know that lots of families are not getting the help they need to find affordable, high - quality child care.»

An example of a statement regarding a program's beliefs regarding child care might be: «We are committed to providing safe, affordable, high - quality service for children living in the South Lake community that is based in hands - on experiential learning.»

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.

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.

Neither federal nor state leaders have taken steps to build child - care systems that are safe, affordable, and of high quality, according to a new report issued by the Children's Defense Fund.

There has been little for child - care advocates to celebrate since President Clinton announced a $ 21.7 billion plan in January to make high - quality care more affordable.

It has been almost 30 years since the National Council of Jewish Women released «Windows on Day Care,» alerting the country to a looming child - care crunch that would force working parents to struggle to find care that was affordable, much less high - qualCare,» alerting the country to a looming child - care crunch that would force working parents to struggle to find care that was affordable, much less high - qualcare crunch that would force working parents to struggle to find care that was affordable, much less high - qualcare that was affordable, much less high - quality.

Failing that, we would just try to make them safe in decent, affordable child care facilities and provide high quality early childhood education.

High costs of early childhood programs affect parents» decisions about location and quality of programs: More than one - third (36 percent) of those polled said they chose a child care or preschool program that was less conveniently located than they would have preferred because it was more affordable.

«For too many families, the lack of affordable, high - quality child care means difficult choices — some parents may have to sacrifice retirement savings to pay for child care, while others may leave their careers because child care is unavailable or unaffordable,» the budget document notes.

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.

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.

This article looks back on how close Canada was at achieving an accessible, affordable, high - quality child care system for all.

First, the lack of affordable, high quality child care continues to limit women's opportunities to participate in on - going, full - time work.

The commitment to provide child care at no cost for children who are 2.5 - 4 years and at an affordable fee for infants and toddlers will provide much - needed financial relief for families while the establishment of a transparent wage scale for early childhood educators and child care staff will ensure that children benefit from high - quality programs delivered by well - educated and well - compensated ECEs.

A good child care program is one that acknowledges diversity, is unbiased and offers affordable high quality care to and offers affordable high quality care to disadvantaged and at - risk children.

In spring 2010, the Health Resources and Services Administration and the Administration for Children announced the availability of funds for the Affordable Care Act Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program.39 The program emphasizes and supports successful implementation of high - quality home visiting programs that have demonstrated evidence of effectiveness as defined in the legislation.

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

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.

Once implemented, high quality early childhood care and education will be more accessible for all children and families; more affordable for at - risk families; and supported by best practices, in all communities.

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.

The Child Care for Working Families Act would establish a new federal - state partnership to provide high - quality, affordable child care for children from birth through agChild Care for Working Families Act would establish a new federal - state partnership to provide high - quality, affordable child care for children from birth through ageCare for Working Families Act would establish a new federal - state partnership to provide high - quality, affordable child care for children from birth through agchild care for children from birth through agecare for children from birth through age 13.

Given the lack of affordable high - quality child care options, some will be faced with the untenable choice of using substandard child care or quitting their jobs.

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.

Engaging new champions, particularly in the business community, for accessible, affordable, high - quality child care.

Home visiting has been demonstrated to be an effective method of supporting families, particularly as part of a comprehensive and coordinated system of high - quality, affordable early care and education, health and mental health, and family support services for families of children from the prenatal through the pre-kindergarten stages.

The researchers found that, in Massachusetts, families receiving child care subsidies report greater access to child care, more affordable child care, and higher quality child care, than do similar families not receiving subsidies.

These findings will inform a report developed later this year by the state's Blue Ribbon Commission on Financing High - Quality, Affordable Child Care.

• All Families have access to early care and education programs that are affordable and of high quality, and are participants in the education and well being of their children through family involvement in programs and schools, as well as opportunities to increase their educational attainment.

- Ensuring affordable, accessible, high quality child care for all young children and their families

I urge the Senator to ask for a $ 1.4 Billion increase in C - C - D - B - G before the Senate Appropriations request deadline because making child care high quality boosts the well - being of children and making it affordable helps parents get and keep a job.»

Family Services - Find high - quality, affordable child care and resources for families and care givers.

Though not limited to this list, the team also focuses on the following issues: home visiting, access to affordable and high - quality child care, universal preschool, and supporting the early childhood workforce.

We shouldn't forget that affordable high - quality child care is also essential to parents» abilities to balance work success with family responsibilities — a goal that every parent deserves to easily achieve.

In addition, it is imperative that policies address the need to expand the availability and affordability of high - quality, affordable child care services (both centre - and home - based) so that parents have peace of mind when they return to work and children benefit from stimulating and sensitive non-parental caregiving arrangements.

Affordable, high - quality care for young children and flexible workplace practices are critical contextual factors.

· Better Outcomes Brighter Futures is implemented; · High quality early years care and education is accessible and affordable; · Child welfare and protection systems are effective and responsive; · Evidence - based policy is promoted and supported, and children and young people participate in decisions that affect their lives; · High standards of compliance on governance and accountability are supported and enforced; and · Performance is improved through the effective alignment of resources.

«Our center provides affordable, high - quality early education and developmentally appropriate care for children in a safe, healthy and diverse environment.

Rosemary Tran Lauer knows the story by heart and works to ease the hardship parents face by providing grants for affordable, high - quality child care and educational services for preschool children.