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Policy recommendations to grow EHS-CCP in states
Policy recommendations to grow EHS-CCP in states
- Collection:
- Health Policy and Services Research
- Series Title(s):
- Building supply, enhancing quality, and advancing equity: the Early Head Start-child care partnership series
- Author(s):
- Cardona, Mario, (Of Children's Equity Project), author
Meek, Shantel, author
Smith, Linda K., author
Sanchez Fuentes, Yvette, author
Bucher, Eric, author - Contributor(s):
- Bipartisan Policy Center, issuing body.
Children's Equity Project, issuing body.
Start Early, issuing body. - Publication:
- [Washington, DC] : Bipartisan Policy Center, [2022]
- Language(s):
- English
- Format:
- Text
- Subject(s):
- Child Care
Child Development
Early Intervention, Educational
Financing, Government
Social Determinants of Health
United States - Genre(s):
- Technical Report
- Abstract:
- Children’s healthy development occurs within the context of warm and secure relationships with their primary caregivers, with access to basic needs like nutritious food, quality healthcare, and stable housing, and with promotive experiences and opportunities to play and learn alongside other children. Unfortunately, millions of children in the United States do not have access to the full array of supports they need to thrive. The US child poverty rate is the highest among wealthy nations. Public systems are chronically underfunded, serving only a fraction of even the narrow group of eligible families, leaving children particularly vulnerable to food and housing insecurity, academic and mental health challenges, and intergenerational poverty. These challenges are both chronic and acute, and disproportionately affect children of color, including Black, Latine, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Asian American and Pacific Islander children. But as the pandemic revealed for many, the US is falling short of meeting the need for most children, not just some. And the trauma, grief, loss of routine and social engagement with peers and others, and extended periods of virtual connections, took their toll on millions of children and laid bare weaknesses in early care and education (ECE) and broader education systems. Early learning experiences for young children require more than a narrow focus on care or academics. They require a holistic approach to development and wellness that includes quality care and learning, and that prioritizes children’s health, mental health, and social-emotional wellness, and their families’ health and wellness, including economic wellness. Any proposed solution to support our youngest learners and their families that neglects the holistic nature of development and the complex array of basic needs children and families need to flourish, will simply not result in the outcomes we hope to see from our early learning systems. These investments are important for all children, but particularly critical for children from historically and contemporarily marginalized communities. The Children’s Equity Project has published comprehensive policy agendas with actionable recommendations for Congress, federal agencies, states, and communities to address the unfairness our young learners and their families face in the ECE system. This includes policies to: address harsh discipline, which is disproportionately and unfairly applied to Black children; promote full inclusion of children with disabilities; establish equitable funding formulas; and expand access to dual language learning for emerging bilingual children, among many others. These factors must also explicitly be a part of the solution.
- Copyright:
- The National Library of Medicine believes this item to be in the public domain. (More information)
- Extent:
- 1 online resource (1 PDF file (14 pages)) : illustrations.
- Illustrations:
- Illustrations
- NLM Unique ID:
- 9918645387006676 (See catalog record)
- Permanent Link:
- http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/9918645387006676