The Wisconsin Surveillance of Autism and other Developmental Disabilities System is working with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to disseminate information and resources about healthy child development through the CDC’s “Learn the...
As states and the nation confront difficult budget decisions, many children’s programs are facing drastic funding cuts. Paying Later: The High Cost of Failing to Invest in Young Children, a new issue brief from the Partnership for America’s Economic...
In the new 20 minute “Parents, Books, and the Roots of Literacy” podcast from the New America Foundation’s Early Education Initiative Early Ed Watch, Gabrielle Miller, a former teacher and national expert on early literacy interventions, discusses...
The Center for Early Childhood Mental Health Consultation (which is funded by the Office of Head Start) has recently published two new resources for parents, early childhood mental health consultants, and other early childhood professionals. Now available at...
Wisconsin Congresswoman Gwen Moore (D-Milwaukee) has received a prized permanent seat on the House Budget Committee which is now chaired by fellow Wisconsin Congressman Paul Ryan (R-Janesville). House Democrats lost many revered committee assignments following...
Surgeon General Regina M. Benjamin released a Call to Action to Support Breastfeeding on January 20, 2011 which outlines steps that can be taken to remove some obstacles faced by women who want to breastfeed their babies. The Call to Action identifies ways that...
Businessman, lawyer, and public servant Robert Sargent “Sarge” Shriver, Jr. died Tuesday, January 19, 2011 at age 95 after several days of hospitalization. Shriver was best known for his roles as the first director of the Peace Corps during the Kennedy...
The Office of Head Start (OHS) recently published a revision to the Child Outcomes Framework for Head Start originally released in 2000. The revision, renamed The Head Start Child Development and Learning Framework: Promoting Positive Outcomes in Early Childhood...
WHAT: 16th Annual Statewide Conference for Parent Educators & Home Visitors, Fulfilling the Promise: Supporting and Educating Parents SPONSORS: UW-Extension Family Living Programs, Child Abuse Prevent (CAP) Fund, Dept. of Health Services’ Div. of Public...
