Campaign for Fiscal Equity Report - The findings and suggestions from the New York City Council Commission on the Campaign for Fiscal Equity.
2004 Primer - Provides a comprehensive look at the early care and education services throughout the City. Our analysis, which includes data on access, funding, and services, helps members of the field, advocates and policy makers identify current challenges and opportunities
Strenthening and Expanding Prekindergarten in the Children First Reorganization - If you want to learn about how the Department of Education's reorganization will affect community-based pre-k programs, check out this paper which takes a close look at the issues, from curriculum to contracts.
The Best in the Nation: A Plan for Early Care and Education - Advocates want to make our state's early care and education the Best in the Nation, this policy brief provides an overview of what it will take.
New York State's Pre-K Program: What's New? - The legislature enacted many changes in the state's Universal Prekindergarten program this year, along with funding a massive expansion of services. This Q and A addresses the most commonly asked questions about those changes.
Early Care and Education - What it Costs - What does it cost to provide high-quality pre-k at a community site? This policy brief estimates that it costs about $5241 per-child to provide a half -day program.
Building the Best Requires Quality - What are the key elements of quality in a statewide system of early care and education? This paper provides a roadmap for advocates and policymakers.
Rethinking Child Care - The Administration for Children's Services has a strategic plan to "age down" the city's child care system to serve more babies and toddlers, among other things. Every advocate and provider should read what the plan says about enrollment and city priorities.
10 Key Principles - What are the ten most important ingredients of a quality pre-k effort in New York State? Advocates lay out the 10 Principles for pre-k.
Meeting the Demand for Quality Child Care - Parents need quality care when they go to work. Children need programs that foster learning and healthy development. This brief puts forward an overview of the guiding principles that should guide policies to realize that vision.
Early Childhood Workforce Development Program - New York State needs to do more to develop and support a qualified early childhood workforce. This proposal lays out a roadmap to what policymakers can do to help early childhood professionals get the credentials and compensation they deserve, so they can provide quality early learning opportunities for children.
Early Learning Commission - How can New York achieve a more integrated, high-quality approach to early learning and care? By creating an Early Learning Commission to bring everything together so children can thrive.
Paid Family Leave - Do you believe that all workers should have paid family leave? CCI and other advocacy groups have issued a position statement in favor of legislation to make it happen.
ABCs of Early Care and Education in NYC - This presentation gives a quick overview of the latest trends in early care and education
Infant and Toddler Programs - The Workforce - Read this policy brief to find out how a better trained workforce will directly impact the health and well-being of our children.
What's Next for Early Care and Education - This report provides an update on new policy directions as pur forward by top city and state policymakers at a forum convened by CCI in 2007.
Background Information for Think Tank Meeting on Governance - This document provides some background on early childhood planning and system building around the country for the February 7, 2008 Think tank meeting on governance.
Investing in New York City - An Economic Analysis of the Early Care and Education Sector. Prepared by Child Care, Inc. as a companion to the New York State report "Investing in New York. An Economic Analysis of the Early Care and Education Sector". This report is based on New York City specific information and data and focuses on the economic impact of the early care and education sector in New York City.
Report on the Think Tank Meeting on Governance - On February 7, 2008, Child Care, Inc. invited a group of early childhood experts to help us to reflect on what CCI had learned from other states about governance and to apply that knowledge to New York City. This report highlights some of what the attendees learned, questions needing further exploration and possible next steps.
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