Illinois’ Child Care Assistance Program helps subsidize the cost of daycare for 85,000 families, but the program is facing severe cuts in the proposed state budget. [Source] Meigs County, Ohio has had to shutter their Child and Family Health Services and Pregnancy Care Clinic due to a loss of state funding. The clinic, in operation […]
Are you ready to join the paid family leave conversation?
So are we! That’s why our own Ron Lally will be in attendance at Building A Competitive Future Right from the Start. On April 25th, the National Center for Children in Poverty, the New York State Paid Leave Coalition, and A Better Ballance will host experts in a public forum exploring what the research says about the […]
Surgery on an Infant Without Anesthesia?
Can you imagine surgery on an infant without anesthesia? Fortunately Dr. T. Berry Brazelton and his contemporaries changed how we think about and treat babies in the U.S., putting an end to such cruelty. He helped us see that babies not only respond to the environment but they also help shape it. Harvard Magazine recently […]
State Baby Fact Sheets
Zero to Three published a series of downloadable fact sheets that provide a comprehensive analysis of the status of infants, toddlers, and their families in each of the 50 states and the District of Columbia. Click on the link below to find out just how well your state is doing in caring for it’s babies. […]
What Does the U.S. Have in Common With Papua New Guinea, Swaziland and Liberia?
This may sound like a riddle but it’s far from a laughing matter. Only four nations on Earth do not guarantee paid time-off to new mothers: the U.S., Liberia, Papua New Guinea, and Swaziland. Click on the link below to read the full research report. Paid Leave in States Brief from National Center for Children […]
The Fact is: Infants and Toddlers in Nearly Every State Continue to Fall Behind, Many Will Never Catch Up
Easter Seals released a state-by-state report last fall on early intervention. In almost every state infants and toddlers are falling behind. The Individuals with Disabilities and Education Act (IDEA), Part C is a federal grant program designed to help states operate comprehensive early intervention services for children birth through age two years. Unfortunately the program […]