Wisconsin Receives Federal Grant to Improve Home Visiting Services
The Wisconsin Departments of Children & Families and Health Services will use a $1.16 million grant funded through section 511 of the 2010 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (H.R. 3590) to improve the quality of home visiting services in at-risk...
Proposed Funding for CCDBG and Head Start
On July 15, the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services and Education passed FY 2011 funding legislation including a $700 million increase for the Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG) and an $866 million increase for Head Start...
JFC Unanimously Passes YoungStar
In a 16-0 vote the Wisconsin Legislature's Joint Finance Committee (JFC) unanimously passed YoungStar, the Department of Children and Families' (DCF) child care quality rating and improvement system, on June 23rd. The JFC's action approves $10 million for the fiscal...
2009 Head Start & Early Head Start Fact Sheets from CLASP
The Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP) released fact sheets for Head Start and Early Head Start programs for the 2008-09 program year based on programs' annual Program Information Report (PIR) data. The fact sheets provide snapshots of the characteristics of...
Full Senate Committee on Appropriations Approves FY 2011 Labor, HHS, Ed, and Related Agencies Bill
Yesterday, the full Senate Committee on Appropriations approved (by a 18-12 vote) three FY2011 bills including the Labor, HHS, Ed, and Related Agencies bill, whose mark cleared the subcommittee earlier this week. Comparison of Labor, HHS, and Ed Appropriations -...
“Readiness for School: Let’s Not Forget Fine Motor Development” from NCRECE
The National Center for Research on Early Childhood Education (NCRECE) recently published "Readiness for School Involves and Array of Skills: Let's Not Forget Fine Motor Development" in its July 2010 issue of In Focus (vol. 1, no. 5). The article highlights two...
Senate Labor, HHS, Ed, and Related Agencies Subcommittee FY 2011 Mark-Up
The Senate Labor, HHS, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Subcommittee has approved its FY 2011 mark-up which provides$169.6 billion in discretionary funding for the applicable Departments and related agencies. The subcommittee's mark provides $8.2 billion...
Children’s Budget 2010 and Kids’ Share 2010 from First Focus
Children's Budget 2010, the latest annual edition in the First Focus Children's Budget series, is a comprehensive guide to all federal spending on children as it provides analysis of the over 180 federally funded programs which aim to enhance the well-being of the...
National Reentry Resource Center’s “From Arrest to Homecoming–Addressing the Needs of Children of Incarcerated Parents” Webinar
WHAT: "From Arrest to Homecoming--Addressing the Needs of Children of Incarcerated Parents" Webinar SPONSOR: National Reentry Resource Center WHEN: Wednesday, September 1, 2010 from 1:00 to 2:00 p.m. (central) WHERE: Internet DESCRIPTION: This free webinar will focus...
Labor, HHS, Ed, and Related Agencies FY 2011 Mark-Up Clears House Appropriations Subcommittee
Yesterday, the House Labor, HHS, Education and Related Agencies appropriations subcommittee held its mark-up for the FY2011 Appropriations bill. The bill provides $176.4 billion in discretionary spending for the Labor, HHS, and Education department as well as other...
Learning to Talk and Listen – A New Early Language Resource from the National Institue for Literacy
TheNational Institute for Literacy recently released Learning to Talk and Listen: An Oral Language Resource for Early Childhood Caregivers,the second booklet in its "Cornerstones" series of publications to support research-based early literacy practices. Learning to...
Senators Dodd and Snowe Request for Increased Head Start & CCDBG Funding in FY 2011
On April 8, Senators Chris Dodd (D-CT) and Olympia Snowe (R-ME) distributed a "Dear Colleague" Letter asking fellow Senators to sign-on to the letter requesting a $1 billion increase for Head Start and Early Head Start and a $1 billion increase for the Child Care...
Parent Affiliate Scholarship Raffle
The next Parent Affiliate Raffle will be held at the WHSA Spring Quarterly Meeting from April at The Madison Concourse Hotel. All raffle proceeds go to fund our Positive Opportunities for Parents (POP) Scholarships. If you have questions about or are interested in...
President Obama’s FY 2011 Budget Request
President Obama's budget request for fiscal year 2011, the first step in the annual appropriations process, was released on February 2, 2010. The President's budget prioritizes early childhood education and care programs and supports for young children and their...
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