Senate Proposes Omnibus Spending Bill for FY 2011
As a substitute to the House approved long-term continuing resolution (CR), the Senate has released an omnibus FY 2011 spending bill, the FY 2011 Consolidated Appropriations Act. The omnibus bill includes an increase of $840 million for Head Start over FY 2010 enacted...
JFC Approves 2nd Round of YoungStar Implementation Funding & Five-Year Plan
The Joint Finance Committee (JFC) has approved $4 million dollars for the second round of funding for YoungStar, Wisconsin's childcare quality rating and improvement system (QRIS), which will be used for the continued implementation of YoungStar. The JFC also...
House Passes Third Continuing Resolution . . . What’s Next?
Last week, the House passed (212-206) a third continuing resolution (CR) for FY 2011 appropriations. This third CR differs from the first two in that if passed by the Senate would be a long-term, full-year resolution. Like the first two CRs, the new CR would freeze...
The Recession and its Effect on Child Well-Being and Housing Stability
Together First Focus, the Foundation for Child Development, and PolicyLab at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia have released two new policy briefs that examine the effects of the recession on children and families. The Effect of Recession on Child Well-Being...
WCCF Pathways Brief #3: The Current Status of Wisconsin’s Child Care Workforce
The Wisconsin Council on Children and Families (WCCF) has released "The Current Status of Wisconsin's Child Care Workforce," the third policy brief in the Pathways . . . to Early Childhood Education series exploring career pathways in early childhood care and...
WHSA Reminder: Respond to the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) on Head Start Re-Designation & Re-Competition by December 21!
Second FY 2011 Appropriations Continuing Resolution through Dec. 18 Passed
A second continuing resolution (CR) for FY 2011 Appropriations has amended the first CR signed into law on September 30, 2010. The second CR extends the CR expiration date by 15 days to allow continued government operations at FY 2010 levels through December 18...
National Handwashing Awareness Week: December 5-11
December 5 to 11, 2010 is National Handwashing Awareness Week. Keeping hands clean is one of the most important steps we can take to avoid getting sick and spreading germs to others. Learn more about handwashing safety from the Centers for Disease Control and...
DCF’s Five Year Plan for YoungStar
On November 22, the Wisconsin Department of Children and Families (DCF) submitted its five year plan for YoungStar, the state's approved childcare quality rating improvement system (QRIS), to the Joint Finance Committee (JFC). As requested by JFC, the five year plan...
CONNECT Module 4: Family-Professional Partnerships from the Center to Mobilize Early Childhood Knowledge
The newest and fourth CONNECT module, Family-Professional Partnerships, from the Center to Mobilize Early Childhood Knowledge is now available. Family-Professional Partnerships focuses on effective practices for developing trusting family-professional partnerships in...
Brookings Institution Webcast: Should the Disadvantaged be Spared from the Budget Axe?
The Budgeting for National Priorities Project at the Brookings Institution, in cooperation with Spotlight on Poverty and Opportunity and the Hudson Institute, will host two back-to-back expert panel presentations for "Should the Disadvantaged be Spared from the Budget...
TACSEI “Making Life Easier” Resources for Parents & Caregivers
The Technical Assistance Center on Social Emotional Intervention for Young Children (TACSEI) has developed a "Making Life Easier" series of tipsheets for parents and caregivers to help them make often challenging situations easier to navigate for both caregivers and...
New ACF Webpage: Early Childhood Development Interagency Coordination
The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) has added an "Early Childhood Development Interagency Coordination" page to its website. Over the past two years ACF and related Federal agencies have worked to establish "a more integrated focal point for early...
ZERO TO THREE: 25th National Training Institute
WHAT: 25th National Training Institute, Connecting Science, Policy, and Practice SPONSOR: ZERO TO THREE WHEN: Wednesday, December 8 to Saturday December 11, 2010 WHERE: JW Marriott Desert Ridge Resort & Spa - Phoenix, Arizona DESCRIPTION: "Every year, ZERO TO...
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