The original House version of the Federal 2011 budget would have cut $1 billion, or 15%, of the national Head Start budget, and would have cut the child care budget by $39 million. Fortunately, early care and education got a significant victory in the final compromise package worked out by the House, Senate and President [...]
Posts Tagged ‘ECE Legislation’
Early Education Fares Well in the 2011 Federal Budget
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Budget, CCDBG, child care, Early Childhood Education, ECE Legislation, Head Start, President Obama on April 28, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Attend a Town Hall Meeting with Congressman Paul Ryan
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged child care, congressman paul ryan, Early Childhood Education, ECE Legislation, federal budget, paul ryan town hall meetings on April 25, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Recently, the House approved a Budget Resolution, that would radically alter major programs for low-income families and create an approach to deficit reduction that would severely constrict services for at-risk children. Following that, discussions on long-term deficit reduction plans are heating up in Washington. Most proposals look at broad changes and don’t touch on programs [...]
What’s in the Governor’s 2011-13 Proposed State Budget?
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged child care, Department of Children and Families, Early Childhood Education, ECE Legislation, Governor Walker Budget, R.E.W.A.R.D. ™ WISCONSIN, T.E.A.C.H. Early Childhood® WISCONSIN, Wisconsin State Budget, YoungStar Budget on March 24, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Viewing Governor Walker’s state budget can be an overwhelming and confusing experience. It can be difficult to figure out where (and how much) money is being spent and what regulations are being changed. This is where the Department of Administration steps in. The DOA has posted a readable, understandable version of the budget that summarizes [...]
Call-in for kids: November 15, 2010
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged child care and development block grant, Early Childhood Education, Early Learning Challenge Fund, ECE Legislation, ECE Professionals, Head Start on November 12, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Congress is back in Washington on Monday, November 15 and has limited time to do some important work: ensure that funding is not cut for child care and Head Start before the end of the year. Without sufficient funding, as many as to 300,000 children could be dropped from child care and Head Start. Your [...]
Vote TODAY in Wisconsin’s Primary Election
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged child care, Early Childhood Education, ECE Legislation, ECE Professionals, vote, wisconsin primary elections on September 14, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Make sure to vote today in Wisconsin’s Fall Partisan Primary Election. The federal and state officials that are elected in November will impact early education funding levels and programs. The laws that they create or oppose will directly impact the work of early education professionals across the state. Make sure to find a candidate that [...]
Early Education is Prioritized in Federal Spending
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged CACFP, CCDBG, child and adult food care program, child care, Early Childhood Education, ECE Legislation, pell grant on July 21, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
2011 Early Education Spending Increases Suggested On July 15th, the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education approved a fiscal 2011 spending bill that would increase federal early education spending. The spending bill includes: • An increase of $700 million for the Child Care and Development Block Grant (total appropriation of [...]
Receive Licensing Updates as they Occur!
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Car alarm bill, caregiver background check law, child care, child care criminal background checks, Department of Children and Families, Early Childhood Education, ECE Legislation, ECE Professionals, Jalen Knox-Perkins van alarm bill on May 13, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
This past year has brought several legislative changes impacting child care providers in a variety of ways. In August 2009, the Jalen Knox-Perkins day care van alarm bill went into effect. This law mandates that a child safety alarm be placed in the rear of certain child care vehicles (see our previous blog post here). [...]
A New Bill Provides Assistance for Early Ed Degree Repayment
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged child care, Early Childhood Education, ECE Degree Repayment, ECE Legislation, ECE Professionals, Student Loan Repayment, T.E.A.C.H. Early Childhood® WISCONSIN, Wisconsin Technical Colleges on April 6, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Many child care providers struggle with low wages and few are able to afford the high cost of earning a degree. A new bill, AB 847, was recently introduced that would provide higher education loan repayment assistance for child care providers who received a degree in ECE on or after May 1, 2009. The bill [...]
