In this Issue
- Spotlight On: CCTAPES
- Forum Corner
- Welcome New Forum Members
- Children's Movement of Florida Update
- Early Learning Coalition Briefs
- 17th Annual Children's Week
- T.E.A.C.H. Updates
- Afterschool Initiatives
- In the News
- Calendar of Events
In the News
- Many states are cutting back on child care subsidies which many families need in order to keep working and improving the economy
- Affordable afterschool programs nationwide are dwindling
- Report finds that Florida led the nation in reducing the number of uninsured children from 2008-2010
- Studies show that kids who play with blocks score better on math and language tests
- Large number of smart phone apps are geared towards prekindergarten set
- Kindergarten Teachers Say Students Are Behind on Day One
- Report finds children who attended pre-k plus a half day of kindergarten read better in 3rd grade than kids who only attended kindergarten
- President Obama states that all low-performing Head Start programs must compete for federal funding
- Researchers find that kids with poor language skills may benefit when placed in prekindergarten classes with higher-achieving children
- Institute For a Competitive Workforce report states that investing in early childhood education is key to creating a prosperous economy
- Video details Quality Counts Career Center in Miami-Dade County that helps advance professional development of child care providers
- Pulitzer Prize winner and New York Times Op-Ed columnist discusses how the key to reducing inequality has nothing to do with finance but everything to do with expanding early childhood education
- Overview of a child's first 2000 days and the evolution of the brain via innovative new imaging technology