A United Vision

04/15/2008

If there is no wind, row.
Latin Proverb

Over the 30 years Exchange has been monitoring early childhood developments in the U.S., we have primarily observed the future of the field being sacrificed by disharmony among our major advocacy voices. However, in an unprecedented move, leading advocacy organizations have recently come to agreement on "A Vision for the Reauthorization of Child Care." This Vision offers a blueprint for the reauthorization of the Child Care and Development Block Grant and strengthening of the Dependent Care Tax Credit. It focuses on four key "national agenda items"...

Ensure children and families have access to affordable, healthy, safe care
Improve quality to promote early learning
Improve and expand care for infants and toddlers
Provide needed research and technical assistance

The Vision (PDF) is supported by the National Association of Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies, the National Women's Law Center, the Center for Law and Social Policy, the National Association for the Education of Young Children, the National Association for Family Child Care, the Early Care and Education Consortium, the Children's Project, and the National Council of La Raza.

Four New CEU Modules Available

Exchange has added four more teacher modules to its growing library of Exchange article packets that you read to receive continuing education credits from the University of Wisconsin-Stout. The four new packets are:

Food and Nutrition Challenges
Outdoor Play Environments
Reggio Emilia Learning Experiences
Observation and Assessment

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