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Seizing New Policy Opportunities to Help Low-Income Mothers with Depression: Current Landscape, Innovations, and Next Steps
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Briefing on New ROI Data that Includes Health Benefits
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State and Federal Policy Opportunities to Improve the Lives of Infants and Toddlers and their Families
The Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP) and ZERO TO THREE call on federal and state policymakers to embrace policy agenda that invests in and optimizes proven programs and seizes new opportunities to make policies work better for families with young children.
view link by CLASPMichigan’s Infant and Toddler Action Agenda
This profile provides demographic information about Michigan’s infants and toddlers and their families. It also explains the current policy landscape, including threats and opportunities at the state level, as well as proposed policy actions to improve wellbeing.
view link by CLASPLeveraging Increased Resources to Advance Child Care: Next Steps for States
In March 2018, Congress passed a $2.37 billion increase for the Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG). With this historic investment, states can get back on track and make child care subsidies work better for families with low incomes. This brief outlines different ways states can use the funds to improve their child care programs.
view link by CLASPUsing Medicaid to Help Young Children and Parents Access Mental Health Services
This brief examines states' use of Medicaid as a key source of funding for early childhood mental health (ECMH) services. It presents the results of a 50-state survey that gathered information from state administrators about Medicaid coverage
view link by National Center for Children in PovertyEvery Student Succeeds Act and Opportunities to Prioritize Early Learning Policy Goals
Links to states' draft plans for the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), with a focus on elements related to early learning.
view link by Center on Enhancing Early Learning Outcomes (CEELO)Briefing on New ROI Data that Includes Health Benefits
For the first time, Professor James Heckman and his team have calculated the economic value of better health outcomes, as well as the economic benefits of providing high-quality childcare to mothers.
Open doors: Supporting children and families’ access to early care and education
States are using their ECE data to better understand the needs of families. This brief shares strategies and recommendations for states and communities to use data to open even more doors to children and families.
view link by Early Childhood Data CollaborativeMaine Social and Emotional Learning & Development Project
This report was written for the Maine Legislature’s Joint Standing Committee on Education and Cultural Affairs as a result of concerns that a high number of very young children across Maine were being suspended or expelled from early care and education settings, including preschools, child care centers, family child care homes, and Head Starts. This report examines what Maine child care providers and teachers are experiencing in their child care homes and classrooms, and what can be done to address the concerns that young children in Maine are not consistently receiving the support they need to develop all the skills they need to be able to start school on time and succeed academically.
view link by Maine Children's AllianceChildren Need Medicaid - So Do Their Parents
This brief highlights how repealing the ACA will impact the well-being of parents and harm child well-being.
view link by CLASPAlone No More
This report discusses how Texas policymakers can support mothers with perinatal depression
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