http://www.earlychildhoodfocus.org/artman2/publish/ Bringing You The News That Matters Most Thu, 04 Sep 2008 14:34:41 PST en-us http://www.earlychildhoodfocus.org/artman2/publish/child-care-workforce/Editorial_Improve_Child_Care_Licensing.shtml Child Care Workforce <span class="articlebody">Like a child gone astray, Louisiana's oversight of day care centers needs some strong intervention and a healthy dose of attention to details before any more time is lost. Early warning signals that attention is due have been getting ever louder in the past couple of years.<br /> </span> Mon, 07 Jan 2008 14:22:57 PST http://www.earlychildhoodfocus.org/artman2/publish/child-care-workforce/Editorial_Improve_Child_Care_Licensing.shtml http://www.earlychildhoodfocus.org/artman2/publish/quality/State_works_to_do_better_by_child_care.shtml Quality Talk of stricter regulations or more teacher training brings up the tricky balance of child care regulation: Namely, how can Kansas ensure high-quality child care while keeping it available and affordable? Thu, 08 Nov 2007 13:02:50 PST http://www.earlychildhoodfocus.org/artman2/publish/quality/State_works_to_do_better_by_child_care.shtml http://www.earlychildhoodfocus.org/artman2/publish/ID/Defending_child_care.shtml Idaho This week marks the three-year anniversary of the North Idaho Child Care Summit, a grassroots campaign to upgrade Idaho's regulations governing its day care industry. Mon, 15 Oct 2007 10:25:17 PST http://www.earlychildhoodfocus.org/artman2/publish/ID/Defending_child_care.shtml