Math and Science in Preschool: Policies and Practice
by Kimberly Brenneman, Judi Stevenson-Boyd & Ellen Frede of NIEER Click here to view entire article. This Preschool Policy Brief from the National Institute for Early Education Research explores what is known about how young children interact with math and...
Preschools Reduce Early Academic-Achievement Gaps: A Longitudinal Twin Approach
by Elliot Tucker-Drob in Psychological Science Click here for the entire article. Tucker-Drob examined 600 sets of twins from the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Birth Cohort (ECLS-B), to find out whether preschool attendance reduced the importance of family...
State Pre-K Assessment Policies: Issues and Status
State Pre-K Assessment Policies: Issues and Status Source: Educational Testing Service - Retrieved March 16, 2012 A recent report from the Educational Testing Service (ETS), State Pre-K Assessment Policies: Issues and Status (February 2012) by Debra J. Ackerman and...
Building Blocks for a Strong Preschool to Early Elementary Education System
Building Blocks for a Strong Preschool to Early Elementary Education System Source: RAND Corporation - Retrieved March 12, 2012 The RAND Corporation has released testimony presented before the Council of the District of Columbia, Committee of the Whole on February 16,...
New Developments in Early Childhood Education
New Developments in Early Childhood Education Source: Harvard Family Research Project - March 15, 2012 The Family Involvement Network of Educators (FINE) at the Harvard Family Research Project has published its March 2012 newsletter, which is devoted to New...
Leaving Children to Chance: 2012 Update
Leaving Children to Chance: 2012 Update Source: National Association of Child Care Resource & Referral Agencies - Retrieved March 15, 2012 The National Association of Child Care Resource & Referral Agencies (NACCRRA) has released its latest report ranking...
Youngstar of Wisconsin
The YoungStar child care quality rating and improvement system is a breakthrough policy initiative that has great promise to transform child care in Wisconsin by helping parents make good choices and by providing incentives and assistance for child care programs to...
New Office of Child Care and Office of Head Start Web Sites Launched
The Office of Child Care (OCC) and the Office of Head Start (OHS), both part of U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Administration for Children & Families (ACF), recently announced the launch of new Web sites. The new Office of Child Care Web site and...
New Brief in the Head Start Series from CLASP
CLASP recently published a new analysis based on data from Head Start Program Information Reports (PIR), entitled Putting Children and Families First: Head Start Programs in 2010 (February 2012), by Stephanie Schmit Danielle Ewen. The analysis provides information on...
WHSA Conference 2012 Photos
The 10th Annual WHSA Conference was held February 6-8, 2012 at the Kalahari Resort in Wisconsin Dells. This post provides a summary of the photography and a link to .pdf document with these photos. Click on this link for the 2012 WHSA Conference Photos! A...
Pictures from the 2011 Fall Quarterly!
Pictures from the 2011 Fall Quarterly, October 26-27th, at the Heidel House Resort in Green Lake, WI Do you have pictures from the Fall Quarterly that you'd like to share? Email them to whsaassist@whsaonline.org!
Our Children Can’t Wait: New Regulations Increase Accountability and Boost Quality in Head Start
President Obama announced that he will be enacting an Executive Rule to improve high quality and accountability for Head Start programs. This Rule will require Head Start program grantees that fail to meet a new set of rigorous benchmarks to re-compete for continued...
Head Start Director- Lac du Flambeau
Posted Nov 4, 2011 Position: Head Start Director Employer: Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians Location: Vilas County Program Website: www.ldftribe.com Application Deadline: Open until filled More Information: Available at the Lac du Flambeau...
2012 WHSA Winter Quarterly- Register Now!
Registration Now Open for the WHSA Winter Quarterly in Downtown Madison, WI! WHSA invites you to the 2012 Winter Quarterly meeting, which will feature General Assembly, Affiliate Meetings, and training sessions for ERSEA, Health & Nutrition, and Transportation...
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