Night Child Care Draws Calls, Interest

Posted in: Quality, Hawaii
A call for night child care providers has been answered - more or less - says the Maui coordinator of People Attentive to Children, or PATCH.


Universal Preschool Would Give All Kids a Chance To Succeed

Posted in: Preschool, California

Summer vacation is a perfect time to reflect on the achievements of the students who just graduated from high school and to imagine what they will accomplish. It's also a good time to think of the students who didn't make it to the ceremony because they fell behind and dropped out.


Richardson Plans Larger N.M. Child Care Tax Credit

Posted in: New Mexico, Subsidy Programs

SANTA FE (AP) - Gov. Bill Richardson proposes to expand a state tax credit for child care expenses.


State Offers Way For Parents to Check Into Child Care

Posted in: Quality, Wisconsin

Parents can now search an online database of Wisconsin's 5,700 licensed child-care centers that lists how often each center has violated state laws or been fined in the prior two years.


If We Have The Money, We Should Get More Pre-K Pupils Enrolled

Posted in: Preschool, Georgia

On Tuesday the Georgia Lottery Corporation launched its 15th anniversary celebration with a ceremony at Centennial Olympic Park in Atlanta. Also on Tuesday a report from the Atlanta-based Southern Education Foundation said Georgia which was once a national leader in its pre-kindergarten program was no longer a leader. Other states, like Oklahoma and Kentucky, were doing better.


Parents, Teachers Hail Preschool Plan

Posted in: Preschool, New Jersey

"Let the wild rumpus start," said 5-year-old Jane Petit as she and a preschool mate played with cloth characters to act out scenes from Maurice Sendak's beloved children's book, "Where the Wild Things Are."


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.


Minimal Regulation of Child Care in N.J.

Posted in: Quality, New Jersey

The classroom was noted as being "very dirty," along with the bathroom and hallway floors. Inspectors found a staff member who yelled and cursed at children. And some children were wearing soaked, saturated diapers.


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.


House Education Committee Passes Legislation to Improve Quality of State Pre-School Programs

Posted in: Preschool
WASHINGTON, DC - The House Education and Labor Committee today approved legislation to improve the quality of state pre-school programs, which collectively serve over 1 million young children.