Research has shown that the first five years play an enormous role in a child’s ongoing development and future success. Since most kids are in a child care or preschool setting while their parents are at work, it’s critical that we invest in a high-quality early education system that provides the experiences kids need for healthy development.
The Early Learning Coalition (ELC) has developed a campaign to support high-quality child care and to expand home visiting opportunities. The agenda for the 2017-19 biennial budget includes: Support High-quality Child Care Implement Quality Grants recommended by the Governor’s Early Childhood Advisory Council to increase the number of...
North Carolina is making waves again in early childhood! The state’s investment in two early child care and education programs, Smart Start and More at Four, has resulted in higher test scores, less grade retention and fewer special education placement through fifth grade. The research was done by the Duke Center for Child and Family...
In the last six years Wisconsin has been building a new system to increase the quality of child care, with a particular focus on children from low-income working families. The new system is called YoungStar and serves as a Quality Rating and Improvement System (QRIS). Our report, YoungStar: What Does Research Tell Us, will explore what...
With the elections over, and many early learning supporters wondering what will happen next, I thought I’d remind you that a recent extensive poll showed remarkable bipartisan public support for early childhood education. The national poll, released in July 2016, showed that 90 percent of voters agree that the nation should support...
Child care, especially higher quality child care, predicts better results in high school, according to a recent study from the NICHD Study of Early Child Care and Youth Development. The study was led by Deborah Vandell, formerly with the University of Wisconsin, completing a longitudinal study of 1,214 children, from early childhood to...
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