Sentences with phrase «of high quality child care»

In recent years the Colorado legislature has taken several steps to improve the accessibility of high quality child care in the state.

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She's the founder of NextKids, an offshoot of successful co-working company NextSpace, which offers a unique model of professional workspace, supportive community, and high - quality child care — all under one roof.

The likely result of this financial strain on families today is an underinvestment in high - quality child care — the very type of child care that will produce benefits to all Americans for decades to come.

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.

Mintz concludes that the psychological cost to children has steadily grown more apparent, and he makes the familiar array of policy recommendations: more widely available health care, education reform, subsidized high - quality child care, family - friendly employment policies, a living wage, a limited work week and economic support to the impoverished.

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.

Regardless of the quality of non-parental child care, children from low - quality home environments had more behavioral problems and children from high - quality homes had fewer behavioral problems.

All Our Kin does intensive community outreach to recruit these informal providers to enroll in the group's Family Child Care Network, where they receive, free of charge, regular professional - development training, plus biweekly visits from master educators who model high - quality childcare techniques for the providers and offer them long - term mentorship and guidance.

Our child care products empower caregivers to provide the highest quality care possible and are designed specifcally to meet the unique demands of a commercial environment.

NECPA's mission is to create broad public understanding of the benefits of high quality early childhood care and education and a raised awareness of the «professional expertise» required to deliver that high quality care and an appreciation of the advantages that children receive from accredited centers and schools.

In other words, 1) the level of the parents» skill seems to have a greater effect on the child's development than anything else, 2) higher quality child care leads to high vocabulary scores and 3) the more time a child spends in childcare, the more likely she is to misbehave or resort to behaviors like biting or hitting.

A longitudinal study by the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development concluded in 2007 that «although parenting was a stronger and more consistent predictor of children's development than early child ‐ care experience, higher quality care predicted higher vocabulary scores and more exposure to center care predicted more teacher ‐ reported externalizing probChild Health and Human Development concluded in 2007 that «although parenting was a stronger and more consistent predictor of children's development than early child ‐ care experience, higher quality care predicted higher vocabulary scores and more exposure to center care predicted more teacher ‐ reported externalizing probchild ‐ care experience, higher quality care predicted higher vocabulary scores and more exposure to center care predicted more teacher ‐ reported externalizing problems.

First Assembly of God Day Care in Griffin, Georgia seeks to provide a nurturing, high quality, safe and fun learning environment that is fit for the child's overall growth and development.

Parents who work in low - wage jobs can face real difficulties affording quality child care — in 2013, the average cost of full - time care for an infant at a child care center was about $ 10,000 per year — higher than the average cost of in - state tuition at a public 4 - year college - and much higher in some locations.

At the Child Mind Institute we provide the highest quality evidence - based care, tailored to the unique needs of each cChild Mind Institute we provide the highest quality evidence - based care, tailored to the unique needs of each childchild.

Beyond being crafted from the highest - quality European standards, Baby Bijoux and Baby Doux foster nurturing - care and imaginative play while exposing children to the realities of their world.

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.»

Mrs. R.'s Neighborhood Day Care staff will strive to provide the Highest Quality Childcare and Educational Service that promotes and enhances each child s development; while assuring our parent s have peace of mind in the care and service we render.The environment is clean, safe and secure, providing the parents with an excellent place for children to call their second hCare staff will strive to provide the Highest Quality Childcare and Educational Service that promotes and enhances each child s development; while assuring our parent s have peace of mind in the care and service we render.The environment is clean, safe and secure, providing the parents with an excellent place for children to call their second hcare and service we render.The environment is clean, safe and secure, providing the parents with an excellent place for children to call their second home.

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.

When it's time to go back to your job, one of the biggest challenges is to find high quality child care.

These federal funds will help Mohawk Valley Community Action Agency, Inc. support important educational programs for children and will reduce the cost of high - quality early childhood care for some of the most vulnerable families in our community.

«Soundview has provided high quality health care to thousands of families, children and senior citizens in the Bronx.

«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.

Along the way, she has avoided extreme hours and managed to maintain a vibrant family life by staying focused and organized and taking advantage of high - quality child care.

Offering high - quality child care beginning at age one is reducing early achievement gaps in Norwegian communities, the team reported in a recent edition of the education research journal AERA Open.

Also, if the parents chose out - of - home child care, they chose higher - quality care.

«The strikingly high rate of medication use may be just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to concerns about quality of care within the child welfare system.»

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.

Children's Hospital Los Angeles, a nonprofit teaching hospital affiliated with University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine, provides more than 107,000 children with high - quality pediatric care eveChildren's Hospital Los Angeles, a nonprofit teaching hospital affiliated with University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine, provides more than 107,000 children with high - quality pediatric care evechildren with high - quality pediatric care every year.

A fashionable finish to your child's bedding, this pleated TL Care Tailored Bed Skirt is made of high - quality cotton percale and features split corners for quick and easy removal.

A Minnesota independent pediatric home health care agency specializing in children, we provide our patients and their families with a broad spectrum of high quality, compassionate care, services and support.

Parents exercise control over and participate in the education of their children, children receive optimal and equitable care, high - quality private providers remain in business, and states optimize their pre-K expenditures.

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.

In spite of growing demands for high - quality early - childhood programs, preschool teachers still earn roughly half what kindergarten teachers do, according to a report released by the Center for the Child Care Workforce.

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.

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.

Using information from the longitudinal Study of Early Care and Youth Development, which was carried out under the auspices of the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, they discovered that children who spent more time in high - quality (that is, above - average) child care in the first five years of their lives had better reading and math scoCare and Youth Development, which was carried out under the auspices of the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, they discovered that children who spent more time in high - quality (that is, above - average) child care in the first five years of their lives had better reading and math scChild Health and Human Development, they discovered that children who spent more time in high - quality (that is, above - average) child care in the first five years of their lives had better reading and math scchild care in the first five years of their lives had better reading and math scocare in the first five years of their lives had better reading and math scores.

Private child - care providers can be an essential part of a comprehensive network of facilities providing high - quality pre-K.

Not only can the provision of high - quality early childhood education and care (ECEC) facilitate women's participation in the labor force, it can also have a positive effect on their children's educational performance.

The AFT report concludes: Children can achieve when they are taught the basics early; when they are challenged by high standards and a rich curriculum; and when caring, firm adults pay strict attention to the quality of students» work and behavior.

For 11 years, Bub worked closely with Dean Kathleen McCartney as a research assistant on the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development's Study of Early Child Care and Youth Development, which further opened her eyes to the effects of high - quality early education experiences on children's social, behavioral, and cognitive skills.

The key points from each strand are highlighted as follows: Early Identification and support • Early identification of need: health and development review at 2/2.5 years • Support in early years from health professionals: greater capacity from health visiting services • Accessible and high quality early years provision: DfE and DfH joint policy statement on the early years; tickell review of EYFS; free entitlement of 15 hours for disadvantaged two year olds • A new approach to statutory assessment: education, health and care plan to replace statement • A more efficient statutory assessment process: DoH to improve the provision and timeliness of health advice; to reduce time limit for current statutory assessment process to 20 weeks Giving parent's control • Supporting families through the system: a continuation of early support resources • Clearer information for parents: local authorities to set out a local offer of support; slim down requirements on schools to publish SEN information • Giving parents more control over support and funding for their child: individual budget by 2014 for all those with EHC plan • A clear choice of school: parents will have rights to express a preference for a state - funded school • Short breaks for carers and children: a continuation in investment in short breaks • Mediation to resolve disagreements: use of mediation before a parent can register an appeal with the Tribunal

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.

Two new reports — one charting a generation - long lack of progress in solving the nation's day - care problems, and another focusing on the quality of care used by women affected by new welfare - to - work programs — argue that the nation has yet to meet the challenge of providing high - quality child care to a broad spectrum of its children.

There is also mounting evidence that close relationships between teachers and children are an important part of creating high - quality care environments and positive child outcomes.

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.