Early Childhood & School Readiness
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Increasing State Investments in Early Care and Education: Lessons Learned from Advocates and Best Practices
2008
This report, prepared by Voices for America’s Children for the Casey Foundation, profiles efforts in 10 states to increase investments in early childhood. These states -- Alabama, Colorado, Missouri, New Mexico, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin, and Wyoming -- differ widely in size, political dynamics, budget resources, and in demographics of the under-five population. Despite the range in circumstances and experiences, some key common threads existed in the advocacy strategies applied, and these proven strategies for success are detailed in this report.
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Common Vision, Different Paths: Five States’ Journeys toward Comprehensive Prenatal-to-Five Systems
2007
This report looks at strategies for effectively building the systems and providing the high quality programs infants, toddlers, and young children need to thrive and succeed. It builds on the work of other initiatives, early childhood professionals, and institutions.
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Data Snapshot: The Growing Problem of Preterm Births
2007
In 2004, one in eight babies in the United States was born preterm, or before the 37th week of pregnancy. Using data from the Annie E. Casey Foundation's KIDS COUNT State-Level Data Online System, this snapshot highlights the growing problem of preterm births.
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SECPTAN: Village Building and School Readiness: Closing Opportunity Gaps in a Diverse Society
2007
This resource brief, by the State Early Childhood Policy Technical Assistance Network (SECPTAN), is a compilation of several documents focusing on special issues and opportunities for building early learning systems in what have variously been described as vulnerable neighborhoods, disinvested neighborhoods, or poor, immigrant, and minority communities.
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Family, Friend and Neighbor Care: An Exploration of Emerging Trends and Possibilities Next Steps and Collaborative Actions
2007
This report stems from an information-gathering effort launched by an ad hoc planning group to investigate whether and how the early childhood development field might benefit from coordinated, complementary, and/or aligned action related to family, friend, and neighbor care.
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