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Washington Wage Profile

October 28, 2016

Washington Wage Profile

Vermont Wage Profile

October 28, 2016

Vermont Wage Profile

Texas Wage Profile

October 28, 2016

Texas Wage Profile

This report discusses the importance of supporting the early learning workforce – nearly a totality of whom are women – not only to improve the quality of early learning programs, but also to ensure fair pay so that they can support their own families.

This guidance document provides recommendations from the U.S. Departments of Health and Human Services (HHS), Housing and Urban Development (HUD), and Education (ED) on ways in which early childhood and housing providers at the local and, in some cases, State levels can collaborate to provide safe, stable, and nurturing environments for pregnant women and families with young children who are experiencing or at risk of homelessness. The intended audience for this policy statement includes State and local early childhood, housing, and homeless providers, as well as policymakers who work in this space. The recommendations in this policy statement focus on better meeting the needs of these highly vulnerable families through stronger partnerships between early care, learning, health, and development settings and Continuums of Care (CoCs),1 housing programs, and emergency shelter providers.

The purpose of this guidance brief is to:

  • Provide guiding principles for early educators (including those in home settings), early learning programs, schools, and families on the use of technology by young children to support them in making informed choices for all children.
  • Inform the public, families, and early educators on the evidence base used to support these guiding principles.
  • Issue a call to action to researchers, technology developers, and state and local leaders to ensure technology is advanced in ways that promote young children’s healthy development and learning.

While this brief addresses early learners from birth to 8 years of age, the Departments acknowledge that this is a large age span in the development of a child and what is appropriate for an 8-year-old is likely not appropriate for a toddler or infant. This brief focuses mainly on age-appropriate guidance for children ages 2-8. A special call out box titled, "What Is Developmentally Appropriate Technology Use for Children age 0-2?," on page 11 discusses technology use with children under the age of 2.

ECE Crosswalk

October 6, 2016

Aligning Early Childhood Programs to Serve Children Experiencing Homelessness: A Comparison of Preschool, Head Start, and Child Care Policies

The purpose of this guidance document is to set a new vision for monitoring and oversight policy and practice within states that (a) improves the efficiency and cost-effectiveness of oversight with regard to early care and education programs; (b) creates a culture of health and safety that better supports the healthy development of children; and (c) enables states to be successful in meeting the goals of the Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG) Act of 2014, (P.L. 113-186), which includes monitoring many more child care providers.

Joint Policy Statement Release

SAC Joint Statement

September 21, 2016

The purpose of this policy statement is to provide guidance to State Advisory Councils on Early Childhood Education and Care on sustaining federal and state investments, and advancing work that supports the coordination of quality, comprehensive systems of early care and education at the state level.