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All posts tagged "Child Care and Development"
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692► ReportsAn overview of child care and early learning in the United States
This data dashboard shows national and state trends in the early childhood industry.
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884NewsUtah bills itself as “family-friendly” even as lawmakers have long neglected child care
Utah, with the nation’s highest percentage of children, faces a decades-long daycare crisis.
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2.0KGuest Opinion EssayShifting from systems to ecosystems thinking: Why does it matter?
Looking at the full OST learning ecosystem could reveal less costly, more sustainable options.
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1.4KNewsMinnesota expands public funding for childcare
In Minnesota, parents paid childcare costs among the most expensive in the country.
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3.5KNewsHome-based childcare is a dying business. Here’s why.
Nearly half of all licensed home childcares closed between 2005 and 2017.
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2.4KNewsCan affordable housing make the “low-pay, low-opportunity” afterschool field fairer for workers?
“Workers in these spaces are undervalued,” said University of Minnesota professor Dale Blyth.
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1.7KNewsEPA proposes lower lead exposure limit in daycares, homes
The higher standards could benefit up to a half million children under age 6.
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1.7K► Reports2023 KIDS COUNT data book: State trends in child well-being
The 34th edition of an annual, national report on child well-being is released.
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1.4KNewsBiden signs executive order to improve access to child care
It aims to increase child care access and improve the work life of caregivers.
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955NewsFears flare that Colorado free preschool could shortchange kids with learning delays
Educators and advocates fear children with disabilities will lose out under the new system.
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1.0KNewsMichigan Gov. Whitmer to call for pre-K for all 4-year-olds
The governor's office said the plan would be implemented over the next four years.
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869► ReportsRoadmap for change to support pregnant and parenting students
Researchers at the Urban Institute create a comprehensive roadmap to help pregnant and parenting students navigate the policy systems necessary for raising...
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1.9K► ReportsKids’ Share 2021: Report on federal expenditures on children through 2020 and future projections
The Urban Institute publishes the 15th edition of its annual analysis of federal spending on children and how it will change over...
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1.6KNewsExacerbated by pandemic, child care crisis hampers economy
Child Care Aware estimates 9% of licensed child care programs have permanently closed since the pandemic began, based on its tally of...
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1.3KNewsNew Mexico awards $157M in grants to child care providers
New Mexico's child care department is sending millions to child care centers in an effort to keep them in business, awarding grants...
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2.0KNewsYMCAs Turn Their Child Care, After-school Programs Into Learning Pods
Ocean County YMCA in Tom's River, New Jersey, is among many YMCAs across the country that are providing learning centers to give...
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1.2K► ReportsChild Care and Feeding Young Children During the Pandemic
A new brief from the Urban Institute discusses whether and how kids will be fed going forward through the COVID-19 pandemic, providing...
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1.3KNewsNew York After-school Network Lays Out Plan to Help In Recovery
As the pandemic-stalled economy reopens, after-school and summer learning providers see big needs that they are positioned to fill — child care,...
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2.9KNewsChild Care For Essential Workers a Priority in New York, Washington
In New York and Washington, the two states hardest hit by COVID-19, officials are working with after-school and child care providers to...
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3.6KNewsAfter-school Programs Urged to Follow Health Officials’ Guidance on Coronavirus
After-school programs are urged to follow the guidance of their local health officials and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in...
