Kansas: Early Head Start Initiative

Institution	Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP); ZERO TO THREE: National Center for Infants, Toddlers and Families
Titel	Kansas: Early Head Start Initiative
Quelle	(2012), (6 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Early Intervention; Pregnancy; At Risk Persons; Mothers; Family Programs; Child Care; Infants; Toddlers; Well Being; Child Health; Eligibility; Grants; Disabilities; Poverty; Federal Aid; Child Caregivers; Incentives; Governance; State Aid; Program Evaluation; State Programs; Disadvantaged; Kansas + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Schwangerschaft; Risikogruppe; Mother; Mutter; Family program; Familienprogramm; Kinderfürsorge; Kinderbetreuung; Infant; Toddler; Toddlers; Kleinkind; Infants; Well-being; Wellness; Wohlbefinden; Eignung; Grant; Finanzielle Beihilfe; Handicap; Behinderung; Armut; Caregiver; Caregivers; Carer; Child; Children; Anreiz; Education; Educational policy; Financing; Steuerung; Bildung; Erziehung; Bildungspolitik; Finanzierung; Programme evaluation; Programmevaluation; Regierungsprogramm
Abstract	Kansas Early Head Start (KEHS) provides comprehensive services following federal Head Start Program Performance Standards for pregnant women and eligible families with children from birth to age 4. KEHS was implemented in 1998 using Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG) quality set-aside dollars augmented by a transfer of federal Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) funds. The initiative was designed to improve the availability and quality of child care for infants and toddlers in Kansas. KEHS also works to increase the number of infant/toddler child care slots in communities and partners with existing community-based child care to improve the quality of care available for infants and toddlers. All KEHS child care provider partners must meet both Kansas child care licensing and federal Head Start Program Performance Standards, as specified in a Memorandum of Agreement/Understanding. Kansas' approach to building on EHS includes: (1) Increase the capacity of existing Head Start and EHS programs to serve additional children and pregnant women; and (2) Develop partnerships between EHS and community-based child care providers to improve the quality of child care. (Additional information is provided.) (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10