Sentences with phrase «quality child care continues»

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

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Today's announcement builds on these continuing efforts to make high - quality early education and child care available for all.

WHEREAS, the Board recognizes that quality child care is essential in promoting development and readiness for school, and in enabling parenting students to focus on their studies and continue their education;

The mission of the Continuing Education and Training (CE / T) Department is to improve the quality of care and education for young children through professional learning opportunities designed for the early childhood workforce.

The bipartisan measure, which aligns with President Obama's Preschool for All Initiative, would also increase the quality of infant and toddler care in center - based and family child care settings and continue support for the Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting program.

It's security knowing that should one or both die, their children would continue to receive the quality care they need, and maintain the lifestyle they have been accustomed to.

The court is guided by the best interests of the child, and considers: the relationship of the child with each parent and the ability and disposition of each parent to provide the child with love, affection and guidance, the ability and disposition of each parent to assure that the child receives adequate food, clothing, medical care, other material needs and a safe environment, the ability and disposition of each parent to meet the child's present and future developmental needs, the quality of the child's adjustment to the child's present housing, school and community and the potential effect of any change, the ability and disposition of each parent to foster a positive relationship and frequent and continuing contact with the other parent, including physical contact, except where contact will result in harm to the child or to a parent, the quality of the child's relationship with the primary care provider, if appropriate given the child's age and development, the relationship of the child with any other person who may significantly affect the child, the ability and disposition of the parents to communicate, cooperate with each other and make joint decisions concerning the children where parental rights and responsibilities are to be shared or divided, and any evidence of abuse.

The project will continue to increase the capacity of child care providers to provide quality child care to children in foster care.

«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.

At the launch, Japan announced a five - year, $ 5 billion effort dedicated to maternal, newborn and child health, which will focus on the continuum of care ensuring that mothers and children have quality health coverage beginning at pregnancy and continuing on through the life of the child.

When children enter kindergarten, half of the achievement gap between low - income students and their more affluent peers that exists in high school is already present.22 The federal government can address the developmental needs of young children through child care reform by implementing policies that improve quality starting at birth and continuing up to age 13.

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.

Many of these children will likely end up in unregulated or poor - quality care so that their parents can continue to work.

Rhode Island is leading the country in delivering high quality care, and we need to continue to make this worthwhile investment in the health of our children and families,» said Elizabeth Burke Bryant, Executive Director of Rhode Island Kids Count.

Gov. Inslee's plan also includes significant funding around increasing access to preschool programs for children from low - income families; funding for programs for children with special needs and to increase the number of families receiving home visiting services; and continued funding for programs designed to improve quality in child care.

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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Establishing the conditions that promote educational achievement for children is critical, beginning with quality prenatal care and continuing into the early elementary school years.

«Increasing access to high - quality early education, including child care, Pre-K, and Head Start, will help give all students — especially low - income students, including Latino and African American students, the support they need to arrive at school ready for success.,» continued Bryant.

As the number of working parents continues to climb, identifying high quality child care has become a top concern for families.

Finally - and crucially - we look forward to continuing to work with you and all of our partners to secure new federal and state investments to support the implementation of the CCDBG law and rule, so that all eligible children and families can benefit from improvements to the health, safety and quality of child care.

We have also developed materials that educate child care providers about the requirements to become licensed, continuing requirements as they operate, and state laws that protect them so they can maintain a high quality program for the families they serve.

If children don't receive the proper quality child care they need, they are behind by as much as 18 months by kindergarten, and this gap continues to widen through their school years.

Despite the funding uncertainties, North Carolina continues to improve its early childhood programs by updating its quality rating and improvement system, strengthening alignment of NC Pre-K with the k - 12 system, and increasing child care subsidy funding.