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.
President Obama proposed greatly expanded child care tax credits in his State of the Union address January 20, 2015. Right after the address, NBC analyst Chuck Todd predicted that the child care tax credit proposal is one of three proposals by the President most likely to pass in Congress. Wow, maybe this has a chance! Here are the...
President Obama last month announced his plan to invest $4 billion in expanding early education for children. In the meantime Zero to Three -- a national advocacy organization and member of the newly launched Invest in Us campaign -- rallied its own team around the need to ensure babies are a substantive part of that equation. "There...
YoungStar was launched with the goal of significantly improving the quality of child care, particularly focused on children from low-income families. Early results are promising. But is it feasible that YoungStar can dramatically increase the number of high-quality early childhood programs with sustainable financing? What are the key...
The brief describes the remarkable progress made in the implementation of YoungStar statewide, including information on ratings statewide and by region, efforts to help programs improve, and considerations and challenges for the future.
WCCF has a new report on YoungStar, Wisconsin's Quality Rating and Improvement System (QRIS) for child care. The brief describes the remarkable progress made in the implementation of YoungStar statewide, including information on ratings statewide and by region, efforts to help programs improve, and considerations and challenges for the...
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