Not exact matches
4.2
by 2030 ensure that all girls and boys have access to
quality early childhood development, care and pre-primary education so that they are ready for primary education
More than one - third of all U.S. children under the age of five are cared for outside of their homes
by individuals not related to them.1 Research on
early childhood education shows that high -
quality child care experiences support the
development of social and academic skills that facilitate children's later success in school.
The combination of Head Start's size and scope, the experience and input gained, and the major
developments in
early childhood research suggest that the time is right to capitalize on this knowledge and experience
by overhauling the regulations that form the backbone of the comprehensive, high
quality services Head Start programs strive to deliver.
AppleTree Institute works to close achievement gap
by transforming
early childhood education through the research,
development, and dissemination of an evidence - based, high -
quality instructional approach that prepares children for success in school, work, and life.
For more than 40 years, The Piton Foundation, which is part of Gary Community Investments, has been committed to improving the lives of Colorado's low - income children and their families
by increasing access to
quality early childhood and youth
development opportunities and fostering healthy family and community environments.
DESIRED RESULT: Each state has an effective, comprehensive, incentivized system for
early childhood workforce professional
development to ensure every child has access to high -
quality, developmentally appropriate education and support delivered
by exceptional teachers and administrators.
The campaign, which seeks to focus on homeless students at every stage of academic
development, set three goals for the country: young children experiencing homelessness will participate in
quality early childhood programs at the same rate as their housed peers
by 2026, high school students will reach a graduation rate of 90 percent
by 2030, and post-secondary students will reach an attainment rate of 60 percent
by 2034.
CDF's vision with its Cradle to Prison Pipeline campaign is to reduce detention and incarceration
by increasing preventive supports and services children need, such as access to
quality early childhood development and education services and accessible, comprehensive health and mental health coverage.
To ensure higher
quality care, states can better support the
early childhood workforce
by increasing
early childhood teacher compensation, developing or modifying systems that support the workforce, and investing in a comprehensive professional
development system.
By increasing access to
quality early childhood education our goal is for 1) all children ages 0 — 8 have affordable and geographically appropriate options in high
quality early learning environments that meet their individual needs and 2) all children ages 0 - 8 have access to
quality resources at home to enhance their learning and
development.
These programs include the Nurse Family Partnership, 16,17 Healthy Families America, 18,19 Healthy Start, 20,21
Early Head Start, 22,23 the Comprehensive Child
Development Program, 24 — 26 and
Early Start.27, 28 All of these programs have been evaluated
by using randomized control designs but findings from these trials have been mixed, with some programs showing benefits and others failing to show benefits.29, 30 In a recent review, Howard and Brooks - Gunn30 found that home - visiting programs had reported benefits for a number of outcomes, including child abuse, child health care,
quality of home environment, parenting, parental depression, and
childhood cognitive skills.
Quality Child Care Niagara (QCCN) is a program delivered
by the
Early Childhood Community
Development Centre (ECCDC) on behalf of Niagara Region Children's Services.
Administered
by HRSA, in close partnership with the Administration for Children and Families, the Home Visiting Program is one part of President Obama's
Early Learning Initiative that focuses on both high - quality infant and toddler care through Early Head Start - Child Care Partnerships and universal Pre-K to improve the essential foundations in early childhood for future healthy development and well - b
Early Learning Initiative that focuses on both high -
quality infant and toddler care through
Early Head Start - Child Care Partnerships and universal Pre-K to improve the essential foundations in early childhood for future healthy development and well - b
Early Head Start - Child Care Partnerships and universal Pre-K to improve the essential foundations in
early childhood for future healthy development and well - b
early childhood for future healthy
development and well - being.
The learning environment created
by a teacher is critical to the
quality of an
early childhood program.25 The experiences that a child has in their
earliest years shape their
development, and teachers play an important role in creating those experiences.
The first 5 years of life are critical for the
development of language and cognitive skills.1
By kindergarten entry, steep social gradients in reading and math ability, with successively poorer outcomes for children in families of lower social class, are already apparent.2 — 4
Early cognitive ability is, in turn, predictive of later school performance, educational attainment, and health in adulthood5 — 7 and may serve as a marker for the quality of early brain development and a mechanism for the transmission of future health inequalities.8 Early life represents a time period of most equality and yet, beginning with in utero conditions and extending through early childhood, a wide range of socially stratified risk and protective factors may begin to place children on different trajectories of cognitive development.
Early cognitive ability is, in turn, predictive of later school performance, educational attainment, and health in adulthood5 — 7 and may serve as a marker for the
quality of
early brain development and a mechanism for the transmission of future health inequalities.8 Early life represents a time period of most equality and yet, beginning with in utero conditions and extending through early childhood, a wide range of socially stratified risk and protective factors may begin to place children on different trajectories of cognitive development.
early brain
development and a mechanism for the transmission of future health inequalities.8
Early life represents a time period of most equality and yet, beginning with in utero conditions and extending through early childhood, a wide range of socially stratified risk and protective factors may begin to place children on different trajectories of cognitive development.
Early life represents a time period of most equality and yet, beginning with in utero conditions and extending through
early childhood, a wide range of socially stratified risk and protective factors may begin to place children on different trajectories of cognitive development.
early childhood, a wide range of socially stratified risk and protective factors may begin to place children on different trajectories of cognitive
development.9, 10
We are committed to the professional
development of
early childhood educators by providing high - quality free resources about early education through Early Education Nation, The Preschool Podcast, our blog and the Early Childhood Educator of the Year Award whose volunteer jury panel includes the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) CEO Rhian Allvin, ZERO TO THREE Chief Policy Officer Myra Jones - Taylor, and Canadian MPP Peter Tabuns, among ot
early childhood educators by providing high - quality free resources about early education through Early Education Nation, The Preschool Podcast, our blog and the Early Childhood Educator of the Year Award whose volunteer jury panel includes the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) CEO Rhian Allvin, ZERO TO THREE Chief Policy Officer Myra Jones - Taylor, and Canadian MPP Peter Tabuns, amon
childhood educators
by providing high -
quality free resources about
early education through Early Education Nation, The Preschool Podcast, our blog and the Early Childhood Educator of the Year Award whose volunteer jury panel includes the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) CEO Rhian Allvin, ZERO TO THREE Chief Policy Officer Myra Jones - Taylor, and Canadian MPP Peter Tabuns, among ot
early education through
Early Education Nation, The Preschool Podcast, our blog and the Early Childhood Educator of the Year Award whose volunteer jury panel includes the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) CEO Rhian Allvin, ZERO TO THREE Chief Policy Officer Myra Jones - Taylor, and Canadian MPP Peter Tabuns, among ot
Early Education Nation, The Preschool Podcast, our blog and the
Early Childhood Educator of the Year Award whose volunteer jury panel includes the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) CEO Rhian Allvin, ZERO TO THREE Chief Policy Officer Myra Jones - Taylor, and Canadian MPP Peter Tabuns, among ot
Early Childhood Educator of the Year Award whose volunteer jury panel includes the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) CEO Rhian Allvin, ZERO TO THREE Chief Policy Officer Myra Jones - Taylor, and Canadian MPP Peter Tabuns, amon
Childhood Educator of the Year Award whose volunteer jury panel includes the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) CEO Rhian Allvin, ZERO TO THREE Chief Policy Officer Myra Jones - Taylor, and Canadian MPP Peter Tabuns, among others.
«Four Big Benefits of Investing in
Early Childhood Development,» a statement released by Professor Heckman, summarizes the benefits of investing in quality early childhood education for disadvantaged chil
Early Childhood Development,» a statement released by Professor Heckman, summarizes the benefits of investing in quality early childhood education for disadvantaged
Childhood Development,» a statement released
by Professor Heckman, summarizes the benefits of investing in
quality early childhood education for disadvantaged chil
early childhood education for disadvantaged
childhood education for disadvantaged children.
Learn how Colorado established the Office of Professional
Development in 2006 to improve the
quality of services and supports for young children in the state
by enhancing skills and knowledge of the
early childhood professionals.
New Jersey The Schumann Fund for New Jersey
Early Childhood Development: We support efforts to heighten the chances of academic and social success for young children, especially the urban poor, by supporting programs and policies that provide high quality early childhood education and care to children from birth to eight years
Early Childhood Development: We support efforts to heighten the chances of academic and social success for young children, especially the urban poor, by supporting programs and policies that provide high quality early childhood education and care to children from birth to eight y
Childhood Development: We support efforts to heighten the chances of academic and social success for young children, especially the urban poor,
by supporting programs and policies that provide high
quality early childhood education and care to children from birth to eight years
early childhood education and care to children from birth to eight y
childhood education and care to children from birth to eight years old.
Our goal is to offer professional
development opportunities that transcend the obstacles of distance, time, and money
by offering conference -
quality early childhood webinars.
RTT - ELC grants focus on improving
early learning and
development programs for young children
by supporting each states efforts to; increase the number and percentage of high needs children in each age group of infants, toddlers, and preschoolers who are enrolled in high -
quality early learning programs; design and implement an integrated system of high -
quality early learning programs and services; and ensure that any use of assessments conforms with the recommendations of the National Research Council's reports on
early childhood.
Over the last 30 years, the Ounce has been dedicated to ensuring that all children — especially those from low - income families — have high -
quality early childhood experiences
by administering model programs, providing high -
quality professional
development opportunities, and advocating for innovative policy solutions at the federal, state and local levels.
The focus of the Division of
Early Childhood Education and Family Engagement (DECE) is to enhance social, emotional, physical, and academic development of New Jersey's children — birth through third grade — by providing leadership, resources, and professional development in support of high - quality early childhood programs within a comprehensive, collaborative pro
Early Childhood Education and Family Engagement (DECE) is to enhance social, emotional, physical, and academic development of New Jersey's children — birth through third grade — by providing leadership, resources, and professional development in support of high - quality early childhood programs within a comprehensive, collaborative
Childhood Education and Family Engagement (DECE) is to enhance social, emotional, physical, and academic
development of New Jersey's children — birth through third grade —
by providing leadership, resources, and professional
development in support of high -
quality early childhood programs within a comprehensive, collaborative pro
early childhood programs within a comprehensive, collaborative
childhood programs within a comprehensive, collaborative program.
Driven
by NHSA's mission to coalesce, inspire, and support the Head Start field as a leader in
early childhood development and education, the NHSA Quality Initiative is the premier program recognizing and supporting excellence and outstanding performance of Head Start and Early Head Start programs across the na
early childhood development and education, the NHSA
Quality Initiative is the premier program recognizing and supporting excellence and outstanding performance of Head Start and
Early Head Start programs across the na
Early Head Start programs across the nation.
Fortunately, with widespread recognition of the importance of
early childhood development for later school achievement (fostered
by advances in brain
development research and studies of the long - term benefits of high
quality early child care), public discourse concerning child care
quality is increasingly regarding child care as an important developmental influence warranting public investment.
Driven
by NHSA's mission to coalesce, inspire, and support the Head Start field as a leader in
early childhood development and education, The NHSA
Quality Initiative: Head Start Performance Excellence and
Quality Recognition program is the only program of its kind recognizing and supporting excellence and outstanding performance of Head Start programs across the nation.