ChildCare Education Institute Receives National Accreditation

Posted in: Quality

EXCERPT FROM: Child Care Education Institute
Press Release
Duluth, GA/ January 26, 2010 - ChildCare Education Institute (CCEI), a distance training institution dedicated exclusively to the child care industry, announces today that it has been accredited by the Accrediting Commission of the Distance Education and Training
Council (DETC).


Parents Plead for Continued Child Care Subsidy

Posted in: Subsidy Programs, New York

EXCERPT FROM: The Buffalo News
By Harold McNeil
Sherine Weaver of Buffalo fought to keep her composure as she pleaded with county officials Wednesday not to cut off her child care subsidy for her two children.


Montgomery's Pre-K Program a Model For State

Posted in: Preschool

EXCERPT FROM: WSFA 12 News
News release from Montgomery Public Schools
Montgomery, ALA.  – Alabama Governor Bob Riley, Mayor Todd Strange, Superintendent Barbara Thompson, and other state and community leaders joined together today to celebrate a model pre-k partnership that has increased the number of Montgomery programs by three-fold.


Obama to Propose Almost Doubling Child Care Tax Credit

Posted in: Quality

EXCERPT FROM: CNN Politics
Contributor: CNN's Suzanne Malveaux
Washington (CNN) – President Barack Obama will propose nearly doubling the child-care tax credit for middle-class families on Monday, according to a White House official.


Cutting Early Childhood Programs Could Worsen Fiscal Problems

Posted in: Quality

EXCERPT FROM: NJToday.net
WASHINGTON, D.C.—States can save money and stimulate their economies by protecting funding for effective pre-kindergarten and home visiting programs, according to a new issue brief by the Partnership for America’s Economic Success.


Child Care Forum Launched

Posted in: Quality

EXCERPT FROM: Alameda Sun
By Staff Reporters
People Care 4 Day Care recently announced that it has launched a community forum, on its Web site at http://forum.pc4dc.org.


North Dakota sees spike in pre-K programs

Posted in: Preschool

EXCERPT FROM: News Times
FARGO, N.D. (AP) — Early education programs such as pre-kindergarten are increasing in North Dakota thanks to federal aid, but officials are still searching for a long-term funding source.


Districts May Have to Cut Other Programs or Lose Pre-K Classes

Posted in: Preschool

EXCERPT FROM: Desert Dispatch
By Eunice Lee
The outlook on the future of pre-kindergarten programs is grim and school districts have realized that they may be forced to cut other programs if they want to save pre-k classes, according to officials in both local school districts.


Social Services' Children's Division Now Nationally Accredited

Posted in: Quality

EXCERPT FROM: Missourinet
By Jessica Machetta
Social Services is lauded for gaining national accreditation. The Children’s Division is recognized for its polices and operating procedures.


Experts Urge Earlier Start to Teaching Science

Posted in: Preschool

EXCERPT FROM: Education Week
By Debra Viadero
The sand-and-water table in Barry Hoff’s classroom in the Southampton Head Start program on New York’s Long Island, used to be filled with sand on two sides.