#AllinForEarlyEd : A Community Conversation on Early Childhood Education
Presented by Bank of America in support of the Leading on Opportunity Council Leading on Opportunity is all in for education because too many of our children start kindergarten without the skills to succeed or ready by grade 3. The Opportunity Task Force Report...
How Caregivers Can Boost Young Brains
Five simple steps for stimulating interactions with young children — at home, in daycare, or in preschool BY:Usable Knowledge Adapted from research by the Center on the Developing Child at Harvard Universityand from resources developed by Filming Interactions to...
Registration is now open for The National Smart Start Conference
The National Smart Start Conference is the preeminent event for early childhood systems professionals who are determined to be subject matter experts in the fields of early care and education, childhood health and development, family support, public engagement,...
Breaking: Senate Deal Includes $5.8 billion Increase for Child Care
Included in the Senate’s bipartisan budget agreement announced yesterday, is a historic $5.8 billion increase for the Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG) over two years. This amount, which doubles current discretionary funding, would expand child care...
2019-2021 Governor’s Recommended Budget Invests in Early Learning and Development
Click the button below to read the Health and Human Services recommended appropriations: Health and Human Services Appropriations "Investing in Early Learning and Development - Invests more than $95 million from 2019-2021 in early education and child development. Adds...
Chairman Dunlap Delivers State of the County Address
"Decades of research has shown that pre-kindergarten makes a difference in school readiness not just in the short-term by preparing children for kindergarten, but in the long-term as children grow up, become employed, and contribute to the strength of the economy."-...
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