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.
A new report, Equity Starts Early: How Chiefs Will Build High-Quality Early Education, has just been released by state education leaders promoting the importance of high-quality early education, especially for children from low-income families. Here’s a quote from the report: “High-quality early education programs can improve outcomes,...
A Milwaukee Journal Sentinel article on Wisconsin poverty rates shows that the number of Wisconsin residents living in poverty averaged 13% across the 2010-2014 post-recession time frame — the highest since 1984, according to the analysis by UW-Madison's Applied Population Laboratory. But for children, it’s even worse. Nearly one in...
As the Assembly wrapped up its work last Thursday, it passed a measure that could significantly change public benefit programs in Wisconsin. That might be positive or negative – depending on how two state agencies respond to the open-ended directive to develop changes. The proposal in question, Assembly Joint Resolution 109, is very...
A blog by the BUILD Initiative, From Dissonance to Consensus: The Quest to Decrease Poverty Becomes a Uniting Force , focuses on a significant analysis addressing the nation’s poverty done by an interesting mix of experts--bringing progressives and conservatives together (the Bookings Institution and the American Enterprise Institute)....
At least 40 substantial Quality Rating and Improvement Systems (QRIS) have developed in the last 10-15 years across the country. The challenge now is how to continue to improve the quality of the child care industry so children have better early learning and development experiences. Child Trends has just released a new evaluation of an...
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