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Author Archives: Mina Hong
Cross-Sector Coordination Essential in the First Eight Years of Life
Today, the Annie E. Casey Foundation released a Kids Count Policy Report titled The First Eight Years: Giving Kids a Foundation for Lifetime Success. This report takes a close look at how young children are faring and makes some public … Continue reading
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Tagged coordination, cross-sector, early childhood, Kids Count, third grade
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Michigan’s Child Care System Continues to Struggle
Today, the National Women’s Law Center released its annual state-by-state report on the status of child care. This year’s report, Pivot Point: State Child Care Assistance Policies 2013, examines five critical factors that determine the affordability, accessibility, and quality of … Continue reading
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Tagged child care, family support, high quality, working poor
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Starting Off with a Shutdown
October 1st marks the beginning of the new fiscal year for both the State of Michigan and the United States. And boy are they starting off in two completely different but intricately intertwined ways. Nationally, we’re obviously operating under a … Continue reading
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Tagged budget, children, Congress, federal government, fiscal year, shutdown
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Supporting Michigan’s Poorest Families with Young Children from Birth to Age Three
Last week, the U.S. Census Bureau released its 2012 data on poverty rates across the country and the data was bleak for Michigan. While our child poverty rate did not increase from the previous year, it remained stagnant, demonstrating that … Continue reading
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Tagged child care, early childhood, home visiting, poverty, return on investment
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Federal Child Care Changes Will Benefit Michigan Children
Last week was the final week to submit comments to the federal Administration for Children and Families – Office of Child Care regarding proposed rule changes to the Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF). The CCDF is a federal program … Continue reading
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Tagged CCDF, child care, payment, quality, subsidy
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