Child Care Bill Among New Laws

Posted in: Quality, Oklahoma

Starting July 1, employees of child-care facilities will be required to sign a statement saying they have not been convicted of a violent crime.


State's Early Childhood Education Praised

Posted in: Preschool, Oklahoma

Four-year-olds in a state pre-kindergarten program showed dramatic improvements in pre-reading, pre-writing and pre-math skills and outperformed their peers in a similar federal program, a new study shows.


Tulsa Educare Advances Early Childhood Research

Posted in: Quality, Oklahoma
Tulsa continues to emerge as a national if not world leader in creating and refining early childhood learning programs for infants and toddlers.


Child Care Reforms Pass Okla. House

Posted in: Quality, Oklahoma
The Oklahoma House of Representatives voted today to increase oversight of day care facilities and to ensure that parents have easy access to the results of the Department of Human Services (DHS) inspections of the day care facility that they choose for their children.


Governor Signs Child Care Bill

Posted in: Child Care Workforce, Oklahoma
Governor Henry today signed into law a bill requiring Oklahoma day-care centers to carry at least $200,000 in liability insurance.


Child Care Liability Bill Gets Bipartisan Support in Okla. House

Posted in: Quality, Oklahoma

Legislation that requires day-care centers to carry liability insurance has received bipartisan support in an Oklahoma House of Representatives committee.


Educators make sure kids get real Head Start

Posted in: Child Care Workforce, Head Start, Oklahoma

Jana Dunlap has taught for nearly two decades; Lori Deniston is in her first year of teaching.


DHS alters approach on child care

Posted in: Quality, Oklahoma

The state Department of Human Services will create a small committee to decide which former criminals will be allowed in day cares, instead of relying on the judgment of a single official.


Child care in heavy demand

Posted in: Oklahoma
A U.S. Census report shows nearly 172,000 Oklahoma parents are probably looking for child care.


Keepin’ them safe

Posted in: Oklahoma

For the first time compliance records of state child care homes and centers are available online, according to the Oklahoma Department of Human Services.