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State to Adopt Rating System for Child Ed
Bay State Banner
September 4, 2008
Recently, Massachusetts has launched a system to rate programs that provide early childhood care and education. These efforts have received extra attention since Governor Patrick signed House Bill 4706 into law back in July.
Mood in Pregnancy Impacts Early Child Development
Reuters
September 4, 2008
A UK study shows that maternal depression during pregnancy has a negative affect on children’s cognitive development. Persistent depression during pregnancy increases the odds of developmental delay by 50 percent.
Gates Foundation invests $2 M in WA early learning
The Associated Press
August 27, 2008
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation have awarded $2 million for preschool efforts in five Washington school districts. The foundation says only half of kids enter kindergarten ready to succeed in school. The gap is wider in the lowest-income classrooms. High quality preschool can help close that gap and insure children succeed in school.
Rising Child Poverty Rate Demonstrates Need for Strong Investments in Children
marketwatch.com
August 26, 2008
New data from the U.S. Census Bureau finds 500,000 more children living in poverty than last year. While poverty rates differ by region, rates are higher for those families living in America’s cities.
Press Releases
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ZERO TO THREE webinar series online
Find resources including recordings, powerpoints and related resources from ZERO TO THREE’S first three webinars covering early learning guidelines for infants and toddlers, expanding Early Head Start, and financing infant-toddler services.
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State Teams Selected for National Symposium
Bipartisan teams including leaders of 14 states’ executive and legislative branches, as well as business and foundation leaders, have been selected to participate in the National Symposium on Early Childhood Science and Policy, to be held at Harvard University June 26-27, 2008.
click here for the National Governors Association’s press release
click here for the Center on the Developing Child’s press release -
Learn About Trends in Early Childhood Policy and Find Your State’s Profile
Read the press release and report and get individual state profiles from the National Center for Children in Poverty.
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The National Summit on America’s Children
The National Summit on America’s Children took place on Tuesday, May 22nd, 2007 on Capitol Hill, convened by house speaker Nancy Pelosi. The day-long session convened national experts and academics on recent scientific findings and how they relate to early childhood development - a first step in making certain that federal policies on children reflect the latest scientific developments.
Media Contacts
Center for Law and Social Policy
(202) 906-8014
Committee for Economic Development
(202) 296-5860 ext. 14
Council of Chief State School Officers
(202) 336-7034
Fight Crime: Invest in Kids
(202) 776-0027, ext. 115
First Five Years Fund
(312) 453-1844
National Center for Children in Poverty
(646) 284-9616
National Conference of State Legislatures
(303) 856-1412
National Governors Association
(202) 624-5334
National Scientific Council on the Developing Child
(617) 495-4158
Ounce of Prevention Fund
(312) 453-1947
United Way of America
(703) 836-7100
ZERO TO THREE
(202) 638-1144 ext. 608