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Edie, Dave – Wisconsin Council on Children and Families, 2011
YoungStar is a program of the Department of Children and Families (DCF) created to improve the quality of child care for Wisconsin children. YoungStar is designed to: (1) Evaluate and rate the quality of care given by child care providers; (2) Help parents choose the best child care for their kids; (3) Support providers with tools and training to…
Descriptors: Child Care, Parents, Young Children, Child Caregivers
Hoffmann, Elizabeth; Ewen, Danielle – Center for Law and Social Policy, Inc. (CLASP), 2011
Although Early Head Start (EHS) is a federal-to-local program, there are opportunities for collaboration at the state level that have expanded in recent years. State leaders can seize opportunities to break down silos and create collaborative state systems and programs to better meet the needs of vulnerable young children in their states. This…
Descriptors: Federal Programs, Family Programs, Low Income Groups, Infants
Thompson, Lisa; Halfon, Neal; Franke, Todd – UCLA Center for Healthier Children, Families and Communities, 2004
The purpose of this report is to provide the Center for Excellence (CfE) in Early Childhood Development with a set of recommendations regarding how to measure school readiness in Ventura County. This report defines school readiness according to the National Education Goals Panel (NEGP) which identified the following three important components of…
Descriptors: Federal Programs, State Programs, Program Development, Child Welfare