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Child Care Reauthorization Vision
This came to us by way of Exchange Everyday and we thought others might be interested: "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" (PDF). 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.