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World News about Early Care and Education
Week of March 8, 2010
Early childhood language and literacy development Children aged 3 to 5 are acquiring numerous skills. One of the most important is their ability to understand and become aware of printed material and to enjoy the use of language. These skills, commonly known as early language and literacy development, have significant impact on a child's academic abilities as she enters the elementary grades.
Families, facilities feel sting of child care cuts (in Colorado) Colorado-As of March 1, the Larimer County Human Services Department suspended enrolling low-income families in the Child Care Assistance Program, or CCAP, because of funding problems. The program also reduced payments to licensed child-care centers for CCAP-subsidized families by 7.5 percent.
Tough times cloud Crist's high points Early Childhood Education: Gov. Charlie Crist made no comment on the state of early childhood education. In Crist's proposed budget, it was said that $80.8 million would be allotted for Voluntary Prekindergarten (VPK) enrollment increases. The entire VPK budget, under Crist's plan, would be $409.5 million, enough to have 152,795 kids in VPK. "My concern is that young children are falling by the wayside," said Chris Duggan, CEO of Early Learning Coalition of the Big Bend. "K-12 and higher education has a much louder voice, but young children are the start of it all. It concerns me that young children are an afterthought."