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Archives for June 2017

June 30, 2017

Subsidized Child Care Linked to Decreased Risk of Grade Retention in K-12 For Low-Income Minority Children

Receiving subsidized child care —especially center-based care —is associated with a decreased risk of grade retention in grades K-12 among low-income children, especially low-income Black and Hispanic children, according to a new report by the U.S. Census Bureau. The study linked data from the federal Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) on the childcare experiences […]

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June 28, 2017

Florida Ranks 40th in Latest National Report for Overall Child Well-Being

Florida has made significant strides to improve health insurance coverage for children and families, reducing the amount of uninsured kids by 46 percent from 2010 to 2015, according to the 2017 KIDS COUNT® Data Book released this month by the Annie E. Casey Foundation. However, during the same period, the state has seen no improvement […]

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June 21, 2017

New Poll: Voters Support Investment in Quality Early Childhood Education

A broad spectrum of voters continues to support public investment in quality early childhood education according to a bipartisan national poll released this week by the First Five Years Fund (FFYF). The poll found that every single proposal tested—including expanding federal partnerships with states and communities through grants to improve access to preschool, tripling the […]

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