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Early Care and Education Spring 2013 E-Update

Quarterly E-update including the following articles:  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 Plus a  Look Ahead to Legislative Summit,  FY 2012-13 State Budget Actions in Early Care and Education, Early Childhood Data Systems, 2013 Legislative Action:  Quick Close-of-Session Summary. More

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![Fellows] The Correlation between Executive Function and Achievement: Implications for ECE PolicyMultimedia6/12/2013 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=2629026290This 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 2013Articles/Briefs/ Newsletters6/7/2013 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=2632326323Quarterly 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
State Home Visiting Programs VideoMultimedia5/24/2013 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=2627726277In 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 2012/2013Articles/Briefs/ Newsletters1/25/2013 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=2563325633Quarterly 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 ActionReports1/24/2013 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=2563525635NCSL 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 ActBill Summaries/ Databases1/9/2013 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=2569625696Human Services Overview of the American Taxpayer Relief Act
Child Care Early Education 2011 Legislative ActionReports10/2/2012 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=2528125281NCSL 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 2012Articles/Briefs/ Newsletters9/21/2012 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=2525825258Quarterly 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 LearningMultimedia8/10/2012 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=2482024820A 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 SessionsMeetings8/6/2012 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=2518625186NCSL Human Services and Welfare Committee agenda, handouts and presentations from Legislative Summit
Food For Learning: Public Private Partnerships in the School Breakfast Program Multimedia7/6/2012 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=2494724947Food For Learning: Public Private Partnerships in the School Breakfast Program Webinar
Investing in Families Through State Home Visiting ProgramsMeetings6/28/2012 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=2502025020June 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 2012Articles/Briefs/ Newsletters6/19/2012 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=2475524755June 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 TeachingMultimedia6/8/2012 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=2434224342This 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 DevelopmentMultimedia4/13/2012 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=2407824078This 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 GrantsArticles/Briefs/ Newsletters4/10/2012 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=2458424584Head Start: New Criteria and Timelines for Re-Competing Grants
NCSL's Early Care and Education Newsletter February 2012Articles/Briefs/ Newsletters2/28/2012 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=2436524365The 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 StatesMultimedia2/10/2012 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=2403224032This 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 AcronymsArticles/Briefs/ Newsletters1/25/2012 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=2541625416Acronyms 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 Reports1/19/2012 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=2415024150NCSL Report, Early Care and Education. Child Care and Early Education 2010 Legislative Action.
NCSL's Early Care and Education Newsletter October 2011Articles/Briefs/ Newsletters10/12/2011 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=2368523685The 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.
Legislative Summit 2011: Human Services and Welfare Committee SessionsMeetings8/8/2011 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=2353523535NCSL Human Services and Welfare Committee agenda, handouts and presentations from Legislative Summit
NCSL's Early Care and Education Newsletter July 2011Articles/Briefs/ Newsletters7/27/2011 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=2330323303The 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 ChallengeLetters/Testimony7/6/2011 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=2325823258Letter to HHS re: Race to the Top-Early Learning Challenge
Webinar: What Legislators Need to Know about New Federal Home Visiting FundingMultimedia3/24/2011 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=2243422434webinar on What Legislators Need to Know about New Federal Home Visiting Funding
Early Childhood 101 WebinarMultimedia1/28/2011 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=2193521935A webinar for new legislators and committee chairs to get you up to speed on what other states on doing in early childhood policy
Congress Recesses Without Completing Child Nutrition ReauthorizationArticles/Briefs/ Newsletters10/22/2010 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=2156221562Because 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 2010Articles/Briefs/ Newsletters9/30/2010 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=2141121411The 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.
Legislative Summit 2010: Human Services and Welfare Session Handouts and PresentationsMeetings8/3/2010 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=2092420924Session handouts and powerpoint presentations from human services and welfare sessions at NCSL's 2010 Legislative Summit
Child Nutrition Reauthorization Legislation Reports6/17/2010 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=2059320593On 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.”
April 2010 E UpdateArticles/Briefs/ Newsletters4/1/2010 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=2000120001April 2010 E Update
Early Care and Education Legislative Action 2009Bill Summaries/ Databases3/31/2010 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=2009020090A summary of enacted legislation from the 2009 legislative sessions.
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