CLASP wrote a letter of support for the proposed Early Learning Challenge Fund to Chairman Miller. The proposal creates the opportunity for states to make significant investments in the quality of early childhood programs serving disadvantaged children and their families.

This presentation highlights funding opportunities in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) for supporting young children and their families, quality early learning experiences, and healthy and supportive communities.

These individual state profiles show Head Start Program Information Report (PIR) data for 2007, which all programs are required to report to the federal government on an annual basis. Data include information on programs, participants, families, and staff for all Head Start programs in each state, including preschool, Early Head Start, American Indian and Alaskan Native Head Start, and Migrant or Seasonal Head Start. Available for all states plus six territories.

As part of its ongoing Charting Progress for Babies in Child Care project, CLASP is profiling state examples of specific policy initiatives states are undertaking to improve child care for infants and toddlers. State examples posted recently include child care licensing, child care subsidy, and quality enhancement policies.