Create a new, competitive grant program to encourage states to design state - level tax programs that increase access to high -
quality early childhood programs for children ages 0 to 5.
These organizations and websites offer information on ways child welfare and child abuse prevention programs work
with early childhood programs to improve services to children and families, including State and local examples.
From 2011 to 2012 total federal spending on children decreased 7 percent, and spending
on early childhood programs decreased by 12 percent.
For example, implementation may be modified to be culturally responsive, directed to special populations, or offered in conjunction with
other early childhood programs as determined by community need.
This work led to the creation of a new tool to serve as a guide to
early childhood programs as they respond to the needs of diverse children and families.
Moreover, this local approach is essential to the sustainability of state efforts as it builds a strong local constituency to advocate and
support early childhood programs with their local and state elected leaders.
That's why our goal is to help
early childhood programs implement and sustain the use of evidence - based approaches that support the learning and engagement of ALL children.
Studies have shown that high quality
early childhood programs increase the graduation rate, reduce the future crime rate, and can save up to sixteen dollars for every one dollar invested.
This brief discusses how society can ensure that children have a solid foundation for a productive future by creating and implementing
effective early childhood programs and policies.
Recent federal requirements offer an opportunity to establish a new structure or enhance an existing one to assure collaboration among
various early childhood programs.
Many
early childhood program staff worry that evaluation takes time and money away from the real work of the organization — the work that will directly benefit children.
According to the study's authors, successful
early childhood programs not only may lead to higher adult educational achievement, but also to improved health.
Several decades of research clearly demonstrate that high - quality, developmentally appropriate
early childhood programs produce short - and long - term positive effects on children's cognitive and social development.
If parenting is so important, why don't
more early childhood programs measure parenting, when practical validated parenting assessment tools are available?
The paper concludes with recommendations for
early childhood program leaders, state and federal policymakers, researchers, and philanthropic organizations.
In thinking about how to
evaluate early childhood programs, we first noticed that some of the reading assessments measured several different literacy skills while others only evaluate one, such as vocabulary identification.
This manual provides information on the roles and responsibilities of child care providers in preventing, recognizing, and reporting child abuse and neglect within and
outside early childhood programs.