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| ! | Child Care and Early Education Legislation Database | Bill Summaries/ Databases | 6/17/2013 12:00:00 AM | /default.aspx?tabid=17619 | 17619 | Searchable database of state legislation concerning child care and early education |
| ! | [Fellows] The Correlation between Executive Function and Achievement: Implications for ECE Policy | Multimedia | 6/12/2013 12:00:00 AM | /default.aspx?tabid=26290 | 26290 | This 60-minute webinar will focus on the relationship between executive function/self-regulation and learning in the early childhood classroom. |
| ! | Early Care and Education Eupdate-Spring 2013 | Articles/Briefs/ Newsletters | 6/7/2013 12:00:00 AM | /default.aspx?tabid=26323 | 26323 | Quarterly E-update. In this Spring 2013 edition: What Can NCSL Do For You and Your State, Early Learning Fellows Kick Off a New Year of Work Together, Home Visiting Update, Spring Forum Wrap Up, Looking Ahead to Legislative Summit, Proposed Revisions to the Federal Child Care and Development Fund Regulations , FY 2012-13 State Budget Actions in Early Care and Education, Early Childhood Data Systems, 2013 Legislative Action: Quick Close-of-Session Summary and a series of Resources of Interest |
| | Early Childhood 101 | Articles/Briefs/ Newsletters | 6/13/2013 12:00:00 AM | /default.aspx?tabid=21599 | 21599 | An overview of major early childhood issues and links to helpful content. |
| | State Home Visiting Programs Video | Multimedia | 5/24/2013 12:00:00 AM | /default.aspx?tabid=26277 | 26277 | In this five minute video learn answers to the following key questions related to Home Visiting. What is Home Visiting? Why should legislators think about home visiting programs? What makes home visiting effective? |
| | Early Care and Education E-Update - Winter 2012/2013 | Articles/Briefs/ Newsletters | 1/25/2013 12:00:00 AM | /default.aspx?tabid=25633 | 25633 | Quarterly E-update. In this Winter 2012/2013 addition: Early Learning Fellows Update, Home Visiting Update, Wrap Up From NCSL 2012 Fall Forum, Budget Report Project, Acronyms – What Do All Those Letters Mean?, Welcome to our newest Staff Member, and a handful of topical resources. |
| | Child Care Early Education 2012 Legislative Action | Reports | 1/24/2013 12:00:00 AM | /default.aspx?tabid=25635 | 25635 | NCSL Report, Early Care and Education. Child Care and Early Education 2012 Legislative Action. During the 2012 legislative session, state lawmakers introduced more than 800 bills in 46 states to address issues relating to young children. In all, lawmakers enacted 92 bills on child care quality, licensing and costs; school readiness and kindergarten assessments, and early literacy development. |
| | Human Services Overview of the American Taxpayer Relief Act | Bill Summaries/ Databases | 1/9/2013 12:00:00 AM | /default.aspx?tabid=25696 | 25696 | Human Services Overview of the American Taxpayer Relief Act |
| | Child Care Early Education 2011 Legislative Action | Reports | 10/2/2012 12:00:00 AM | /default.aspx?tabid=25281 | 25281 | NCSL Report, Early Care and Education. Child Care and Early Education 2011 Legislative Action. During the 2011 legislative session, states continued to cope with the realities of decreased funding and budgets during an economic recovery. Despite economic conditions and reduced resources, however, states generally were able to maintain funding for early childhood services. State legislatures found innovative ways to increase availability and even new programs aimed at improving the accessibilit |
| | Early Care and Education E-Update – Fall 2012 | Articles/Briefs/ Newsletters | 9/21/2012 12:00:00 AM | /default.aspx?tabid=25258 | 25258 | Quarterly E-update. In this addition: A Closer Look at the Early Learning Fellows Program, Wrap Up From NCSL 2012 Legislative Summit, What’s New With Home Visiting, Acronyms – What Do All Those Letters Mean?, Resources of Interest |
| | [Fellows] Opportunities to Partner with the Private Sector in Early Learning | Multimedia | 8/10/2012 12:00:00 AM | /default.aspx?tabid=24820 | 24820 | A new Committee for Economic Development (CED) report highlights the business sector call for more high-quality early learning opportunities for children from birth to age 8 to reduce the achievement gap and strengthen the workforce for a better economy and global competition. |
| | Legislative Summit 2012 Human Services and Welfare Committee Sessions | Meetings | 8/6/2012 12:00:00 AM | /default.aspx?tabid=25186 | 25186 | NCSL Human Services and Welfare Committee agenda, handouts and presentations from Legislative Summit |
| | Investing in Families Through State Home Visiting Programs | Meetings | 6/28/2012 12:00:00 AM | /default.aspx?tabid=25020 | 25020 | June 28-29, 2012 in Hartford, CT legislators and staff met to discuss Home Visitation in a meeting entitled Investing in Families Through State Home Visiting Programs. |
| | NCSL's Early Care and Education Newsletter June 2012 | Articles/Briefs/ Newsletters | 6/19/2012 12:00:00 AM | /default.aspx?tabid=24755 | 24755 | June 2012 EUpdate, newsletter. Information includes: Legislative Summit, Highlights of the 2012 Legislative Session, Race to the Top Early Learning Update, Early Learning Fellows Program, Home Visiting Advisory Group Update, The State of Preschool 2011, Putting Children and Families First. |
| | [Fellows] Revolutionizing Early Childhood Teaching | Multimedia | 6/8/2012 12:00:00 AM | /default.aspx?tabid=24342 | 24342 | This 90 minute webinar will focus on Early Learning - specifically learning from Bob Pianta and his ideas around revolutionizing early childhood teacing. |
| | [Fellows] Expanding on the Science: Foundations of Early Childhood Development | Multimedia | 4/13/2012 12:00:00 AM | /default.aspx?tabid=24078 | 24078 | This 90 minute webinar will focus on Early Learning - specifically Expanding on the Science: Foundations of Early Childhood Development. |
| | Head Start: New Criteria and Timeline for Re-Competing Some Grants | Articles/Briefs/ Newsletters | 4/10/2012 12:00:00 AM | /default.aspx?tabid=24584 | 24584 | Head Start: New Criteria and Timelines for Re-Competing Grants |
| | NCSL's Early Care and Education Newsletter February 2012 | Articles/Briefs/ Newsletters | 2/28/2012 12:00:00 AM | /default.aspx?tabid=24365 | 24365 | The February 2012 issue of our newsletter. Information includes: NCSL Early Learning Fellows Program, 2012 Introduced Legislation Early Childhodd Education and Care, Race to the Top Early Learning Update, LegisBrief: State Early Childhood Data Systems - Investing in Results for Young Children, Home Visiting Advisory Group Update, State Pre-K Assessment Policies: Issues and Status, Promote Access to Early, Regular and Comprehensive Screenings |
| | [Fellows] Best Practices in Early Learning from Other States | Multimedia | 2/10/2012 12:00:00 AM | /default.aspx?tabid=24032 | 24032 | This 90 minute webinar will focus on Early Learning - specifically looking at the best practices being implemented and used in other states. |
| | Early Care and Education Commonly Used Acronyms | Articles/Briefs/ Newsletters | 1/25/2012 12:00:00 AM | /default.aspx?tabid=25416 | 25416 | Acronyms are common place in most legislatures. It is important to know what the letters mean and understand what they stand for. Here are some of the most commonly used acronyms related to Early Care and Education. You will find many of these acronyms used as you reference ages zero through eight. |
| | Child Care & Early Education 2010 Legislative Action | Reports | 1/19/2012 12:00:00 AM | /default.aspx?tabid=24150 | 24150 | NCSL Report, Early Care and Education. Child Care and Early Education 2010 Legislative Action. |
| | NCSL's Early Care and Education Newsletter October 2011 | Articles/Briefs/ Newsletters | 10/12/2011 12:00:00 AM | /default.aspx?tabid=23685 | 23685 | The October 2011 issue of our newsletter. Information includes: NCSL Early Learning Fellow Opportunity, Race to the Top Early Learning Challenge, Home Visiting Advisory Group Update, NCSL Releases Final Early Care and Education FY 2011 Budget Report, Final Pre-K Now Report Looks at Beginning with Pre-K, National Women's Law Center Report on State Child Care Assistance Policies: Losing Ground in Challenging Times, NCSL Legislative Summit Wrap-up. |
| | Early Care and Education State Budget Actions FY2011 | Reports | 9/9/2011 12:00:00 AM | /default.aspx?tabid=22343 | 22343 | Early Care and Education State Budget Actions FY2011 |
| | Legislative Summit 2011: Human Services and Welfare Committee Sessions | Meetings | 8/8/2011 12:00:00 AM | /default.aspx?tabid=23535 | 23535 | NCSL Human Services and Welfare Committee agenda, handouts and presentations from Legislative Summit |
| | NCSL's Early Care and Education Newsletter July 2011 | Articles/Briefs/ Newsletters | 7/27/2011 12:00:00 AM | /default.aspx?tabid=23303 | 23303 | The July 2011 issue of our newsletter. Information includes NCSL Home Visiting Meeting Summary, NCSL's Legislative Summit Preview, Race to the Top Early Learning Challenge, New Resources and Publications and Legislation Highlights from Around the Country. |
| | Letter to HHS re: Race to the Top-Early Learning Challenge | Letters/Testimony | 7/6/2011 12:00:00 AM | /default.aspx?tabid=23258 | 23258 | Letter to HHS re: Race to the Top-Early Learning Challenge |
| | NCSL's Early Care and Education Newsletter April 2011 | Articles/Briefs/ Newsletters | 5/13/2011 12:00:00 AM | /default.aspx?tabid=21291 | 21291 | The April 2011 issue of our newsletter. Information includes home visiting resources, resources on data systems, legislation highlights and early care and education state budget actions. |
| | Webinar: What Legislators Need to Know about New Federal Home Visiting Funding | Multimedia | 3/24/2011 12:00:00 AM | /default.aspx?tabid=22434 | 22434 | webinar on What Legislators Need to Know about New Federal Home Visiting Funding |
| | Early Childhood 101 Webinar | Multimedia | 1/28/2011 12:00:00 AM | /default.aspx?tabid=21935 | 21935 | A webinar for new legislators and committee chairs to get you up to speed on what other states on doing in early childhood policy |
| | NCSL's Early Care and Education Newsletter January 2011 | Articles/Briefs/ Newsletters | 1/1/2011 12:00:00 AM | /default.aspx?tabid=22236 | 22236 | The January 2011 issue of our newsletter. Information includes data systems, new NCSL reports and technical assistance. |
| | Coordinated State Early Care and Education Data Systems | Reports | 11/30/2010 12:00:00 AM | /default.aspx?tabid=21806 | 21806 | State policymakers are increasingly focused on closing the achievement gap and preparing all students to succeed in school and in life. Differences in the developmental progress of disadvantaged children and their peers appear as early as the first year of life, and research has shown that high quality early childhood programs can narrow the “school readiness gap.” |
| | Congress Recesses Without Completing Child Nutrition Reauthorization | Articles/Briefs/ Newsletters | 10/22/2010 12:00:00 AM | /default.aspx?tabid=21562 | 21562 | Because of a disagreement over using a future reduction in SNAP (Food Stamp) benefits to pay for increased spending in federal child nutrition programs, the House of Representatives failed to enact legislation reauthorizing those programs before it left town on September 29th. |
| | NCSL's Early Care and Education Newsletter September 2010 | Articles/Briefs/ Newsletters | 9/30/2010 12:00:00 AM | /default.aspx?tabid=21411 | 21411 | The September issue of our newsletter. Includes, information on home visiting, early childhood advisory councils, information for new legislators, and links to new reports and upcoming events. |
| | TANF and Child Support Provisions to expire September 30 | Letters/Testimony | 9/28/2010 12:00:00 AM | /default.aspx?tabid=21364 | 21364 | On September 28, 2010, NCSL sent this letter to the U.S. Senate and U.S. House of Representatives supporting the extention the TANF block grant, TANF supplemental grants, the TANF Emergency Contingency Fund (ECF), the TANF Contingency Fund, and continuing to allow states to use child support incentive funds to draw down federal funds. |
| | Building and Using Coordinated State Early Care and Education Data Systems | Reports | 8/1/2010 12:00:00 AM | /default.aspx?tabid=21492 | 21492 | Building and Using Coordinated State Early Care and Education Data Systems |
| | Child Nutrition Reauthorization Legislation | Reports | 6/17/2010 12:00:00 AM | /default.aspx?tabid=20593 | 20593 | On June 10, 2010, Representative George Miller (California), Chairman of the House Education and Labor Committee, along with a bipartisan group of legislators, released the “Improving Nutrition for America’s Children Act of 2010.” |
| | Early Care and Education State Budget Actions FY 2010 | Books | 5/25/2010 12:00:00 AM | /default.aspx?tabid=20417 | 20417 | This report presents an analysis of overall trends in early care and education budget decisions and actions in child care, prekindergarten, home visiting and related early childhood investments. |
| | A Look at Pennsylvania’s Early Childhood Data system | Reports | 4/23/2010 12:00:00 AM | /default.aspx?tabid=21486 | 21486 | This case study is based on a joint site visit to Pennsylvania conducted in October 2009 and is part of a series of case studies that document states’ progress toward building and using early childhood data systems. |
| | April 2010 E Update | Articles/Briefs/ Newsletters | 4/1/2010 12:00:00 AM | /default.aspx?tabid=20001 | 20001 | April 2010 E Update |
| | Early Care and Education Legislative Action 2009 | Bill Summaries/ Databases | 3/31/2010 12:00:00 AM | /default.aspx?tabid=20090 | 20090 | A summary of enacted legislation from the 2009 legislative sessions. |
| | The Science of Early Childhood Development | Articles/Briefs/ Newsletters | 4/16/2009 12:00:00 AM | /default.aspx?tabid=16870 | 16870 | Science of Early Childhood Development |
| | [Database] Child Care and Early Education Legislation | Bill Summaries/ Databases | 10/9/2008 12:00:00 AM | /default.aspx?tabid=16420 | 16420 | Child Care and Early Education Legislation and Tracking Database |
| | Prekindergarten-Child Care and Early Childhood Education | Reports | 7/15/2008 12:00:00 AM | /default.aspx?tabid=16392 | 16392 | |
| | 5 Ideas for Children Five Years and Younger | Reports | 6/1/2008 12:00:00 AM | /default.aspx?tabid=18621 | 18621 | This report provides for possible ideas to improve early learning opportunities for young children. |
| | Child Care and Early Education Legislative Update | Bill Summaries/ Databases | 3/13/2008 12:00:00 AM | /default.aspx?tabid=16419 | 16419 | |
| | New Research: Early Education as Economic Investment | Articles/Briefs/ Newsletters | 2/22/2005 12:00:00 AM | /default.aspx?tabid=16436 | 16436 | |