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Ways to Make A Difference for Children
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Legislative Policy Briefing: A National Agenda to Ensure A Family for Every Child
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 Resource Spotlight: Child Care and Early Education Research Connections
Child Care and Early Education Research Connections - a project of the National Center for Children in Poverty - provides a continually updated, free and easily searchable collection of research on child care and early education for researchers and policymakers. The website provides access to more than 25,000 resources including original scholarly research, government reports, fact sheets and briefs, data sets and instruments. Learn more |
Advocacy and Learning Opportunities
National
National Advocacy Group Updates Resources to Help America's Most Vulnerable Children
The National Center for Children in Poverty announced the update of two tools: Early Childhood State Policy Profiles and The Young Child Risk Calculator. The first is a comprehensive view of state policies in the areas of health, early care and education, and parenting and economic supports that affect the health and well-being of young children in low-income families. The second resource is an interactive tool that reports each state's child under 9 years old that's experiencing serious risk to their development. Learn more
Nebraska
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Be An Advocate for Young Nebraskans
The well-being of Nebraska's children is an issue that affects any - and every - one who lives and works in Nebraska. So First Five Nebraska invites you to get involved as engaged parents or informed citizens to ensure that more of Nebraska's children have access to high-quality early care and learning opportunities. Take Action Now
Colorado
 Congratulations to the Children's Campaign
At this year's annual breakfast, the Children's Campaign was honored with the 2014 Children's Champion Award by the Triad Early Childhood Council that represents Jefferson, Gilpin and Clear Creek Counties. The award is for this year's comprehensive changes to Colorado's Child Care Assistance Program, which resulted from the Children's Campaign's teamwork with their many partners. Please email Chris Watney and Bill Jaeger your congratulations to Colorado Children's Campaign for this important recognition.
Kentucky
Governor's Office to Hold Ready Kids Conference
The Governor's Office of Early Childhood will hold the Ready Kids Conference on June 16-18, 2014 at the Galt House. If you missed the online registration, then you can register onsite. With up to 17 hours of professional development credit available, the Inaugural Ready Kids Conference, which includes 150 different breakout sessions and multiple plenary sessions, promises to be the premier professional learning opportunity for Kentucky early childhood professionals and advocates. Learn more.
New Jersey
 ACNJ's June Line-up
The Advocates for Children of New Jersey's June calendar has two free forums and the release of a special report:
- June 17, North Jersey Region Kids Count Forum 2014 - Register
- June 25, Central Jersey Region Kids Count Forum 2014 - Register
- Both forums aim to help county leaders and service providers use the Kids Count data to improve their response to emerging and current child-related issues in specific counties.
- June 24, Heading off Hunger: A Snapshot of Child Nutrition in Newark - Register
- ACNJ, along with the NJ Partnership for Healthy Kids and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, will release a special report that explores the nutritional needs of children in New Jersey's largest cities.
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An Early Childhood Action Day Update
Advocates, youth, parents and grandparents rallied at the state capital on June 3 for early childhood action day to elevate the public policy discussion about quality early childhood experiences. Special thanks to all who participated on this important day. The Pre-K for PA, Pennsylvania Partnerships for Children and Early Learning PA provide ongoing opportunities to raise awareness about early childhood issues. They're looking for more people to lend their voices. Learn more, then join these coalitions.
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Best,
Alan King
Communications Specialist
Generations United
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