Visit this website to download a tool that lays out a rubric for policy options to promote young children’s social-emotional development. It will support the development of state-level strategies to improve early learning settings and provide an approach to preventing suspension and expulsion.
In this letter to the secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, experts in child welfare, juvenile justice and child development from several organizations renew their concern regarding the agency's actions in harming children by separating them from their parents at the border.
In this blog, Georgia's assistant commissioner of Pre-K and Instructional Supports shares seven key elements in the state's approach to assuring high quality for infants and toddlers.
The following data represents the health impact achieved through
enrollment in Baby University, including close coordination of services with its many agency partners.
In 2017, CLASP conducted a six-month study to understand how young children and early childhood professionals are
affected by immigration policy changes. This first-of-its kind research included interviews and focus groups with more
than 150 early care and education providers and parents in six states. Our study shows that early childhood providers
play a central role supporting millions of young children and their parents during a time of stress and fear.
This report is based on a six-month study CLASP performed to understand how young children and early childhood professionals are affected by immigration policy changes. This first-of-its kind research included interviews and focus groups with more than 150 early care and education providers and parents in six states.
This document is designed to support Early Head Start and Head Start programs in strategically
leveraging the new provision allowing programs to reserve slots for children and families experiencing
homelessness. Read on for a description of how programs can lay the foundation needed to ensure
families can benefit from this new provision; a step-by-step guide for implementing the new provision;
and an illustrative example of what reserving slots may look like in practice.
This administrative order is a rule change to make permanent the temporary rules filed 10/13/2017 to allow doulas to be enrolled in the Oregon Health Authority's fee-for-service program to receive direct payment.