Take Action NOW! Tell Congress to Oppose Cuts to Head Start Funding
The U.S. House of Representatives proposed legislation (H.R. 1) that would cut funding to Head Start by 22.4% . In Wisconsin, at least 785 jobs and more than 2,822 children and their families could be cut from Head Start and Early Head Start!! Ask your members of...
New OHS Webcast on the Revised Child Outcomes Framework
The Office of Head Start (OHS) has released a new half-hour webcast on its revised Head Start Child Outcomes Framework, now called the Head Start Child Development and Early Learning Framework. The webcast is aimed at Head Start staff, parents, and members of the...
CDC’s “Learn the Signs. Act Early.” Healthy Child Development Campaign
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 Signs. Act...
PAES Brief – Paying Later: The High Costs of Failing to Invest in Young Children
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 Success (PAES),...
Parents, Books, and the Roots of Literacy Podcast from Early Ed Watch
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 research showing the...
Resources from the Center for Early Childhod Mental Health Consultation
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...
Rep. Gwen Moore Retains Seat on House Budget Committee
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’s Call to Action to Support Breastfeeding
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...
Sargent Shriver, Architect of Head Start, Dies at 95
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 administration...
Revised Head Start Child Outcomes Framework
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...
Fulfilling the Promise: Supporting and Educating Parents
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 Health,...
DHS Webcast: Update on Maternal, Infant, and Child Home Visitation
WHAT: Update on Maternal, Infant, and Child Home Visitation Webcast SPONSOR: Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) WHEN: Thursday, January 6 at 1:30 p.m. WHERE: Via the web. Please use this link to access the webcast. DESCRIPTION: The Federal Health Care...
Congress Passes Continuing Resolution for FY 2011 Appropriations through March 4, 2011
Yesterday, in a 79-16 vote the Senate passed HR 3082, a short-term continuing resolution (CR) for FY 2011 appropriations which authorizes continued government operations through March 4, 2011. This CR replaces the previous CR which expired on December 21. The House...
Omnibus FY 2011 Appropriations Bill Fails
Late last week Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid pulled the FY 2011 Consolidated Appropriations Act from the Senate floor, eliminating any chance for the passage of an omnibus spending bill in this 111th Congress. The omnibus contained much needed funding for Head...
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