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Background IssuesChild and Adult Care Food ProgramThe Child and Adult Care Food Program is scheduled to be reauthorized in 2009. The program provides nutritious meals to over hundreds of thousands of child care programs nationwide. NACCRRA is working with other national organizations to improve the program. Child Care Provider Background ChecksParents need to know that there children are safe in child care, however, only 3 states currently conduct full background checks on providers working in child care centers.
GAO Study: Families with limited English Proficiency Lack Access to Child Care Subsidies and Human ServicesIn September 2006, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a report that examined the participation of children from families with limited English proficiency in child care programs funded by the Child Care Development Block Grant (CCDBG) and Head Start. Through a series of 12 focus groups with Vietnamese-speaking parents and Spanish-speaking parents (both those who receive assistance and those who do not), the GAO found that families with limited English proficiency face unique barriers to accessing and using child care assistance. Supporting the Child Care Workforce: Education and Compensation InititativesThe level of education and training attained by a child care provider is one of the strongest predictors for the provider's ability to offer high quality care, but many states do not require child care providers to complete training in early childhood education before beginning work. Why Quality Care MattersStudies have repeatedly shown that good quality care – care that provides a loving, safe, and age-appropriate environment – helps children enter school ready to succeed. Infants & Toddlers Need Quality CareThe first three years of life are a critical time for brain development. Infant care is often difficult to find and yet it is of critical importance to the healthy development of our nation’s most vulnerable. Working Mothers Need Child CareOver the last 30 years, labor force participation by women with children has increased substantially. Families depend upon the income mothers make. Child Care Workforce In AmericaEvery day, 2.3 million child care providers nurture and educate our nation’s youngest children. Research suggests that the skill level of a child care provider is critical to good quality care. After-School CareFor many families, there is a gap between the time that children get home from school and parents get home from work. After-school programs offer a safe and enriching alternative to leaving children home alone. Who’s Minding the Kids?The Census Bureau released a report in the fall of 2005 about the child care arrangements of children from birth through middle school. |
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