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Download full textOffice of Child Care, 2017
This Report to Congress is required by Section 658L of the Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG) Act, as amended. The report provides information about the role of the Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF), which is authorized under the CCDBG Act. This report covers fiscal year (FY) 2016 and (FY) 2017. The data and analysis contained in…
Descriptors: Block Grants, Child Care, Federal Aid, Grants
Office of Child Care, 2011
This Report to Congress is required by Section 658L of the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act (CCDBG) as amended. The report provides information about the role of the Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) in improving access to high-quality child care in states, territories, and tribes. The data and analysis contained in this report are…
Descriptors: Child Care, Federal Aid, Access to Education, Educational Quality
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Select Committee on Children, Youth, and Families. – 1988
This document presents the text of a Congressional hearing on the concerns of members of the baby boom generation who find themselves caring for both their elderly parents and their own children at home. After an opening statement by committee chairman Representative George Miller, these witnesses give testimony: (1) Patricia Brady, a stressed…
Descriptors: Adult Children, Caregivers, Children, Family Caregivers
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Select Committee on Aging. – 1988
The purpose of this Congressional study is to underscore the continuing contribution of the family in providing care to the frail and disabled elderly. This study has been developed to distill information that currently exists, to provide new data based on national estimates and to highlight both public and private sector initiatives targeted at…
Descriptors: Caregivers, Disabilities, Family Caregivers, Family Relationship
Peer reviewedFeeney, Stephanie – Young Children, 1990
Discusses the development, dissemination, and potential use of the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) Code of Ethical Conduct. (BB)
Descriptors: Child Caregivers, Codes of Ethics, Day Care, Policy Formation
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources. – 1998
These hearing transcripts present testimony before the Committee on Labor and Human Resources of the 105th Congress on early childhood education and related services. Participants provided different perspectives on early education, focusing on the academic achievement of American students, especially in comparison to students in other countries;…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Accreditation (Institutions), Benchmarking, Caregiver Training
Haack, Peggy – 1999
Based on the premise that good child care jobs are the cornerstone of high-quality services for children and families, this booklet details workplace standards for family child care providers. The booklet is designed to be used for educating family child care providers, evaluating individual family child care programs, setting goals and measuring…
Descriptors: Advocacy, Child Caregivers, Community Support, Day Care
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Special Committee on Aging. – 2001
This is the report of a congressional hearing on the new National Family Caregiver Support Program. First, it looks at this new program before it is fully implemented in the states and assesses how the states are setting up their programs. Second, it examines whether the States are receiving the clear and effective guidance they need from the…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adults, Aging (Individuals), Caregiver Role
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Special Committee on Aging. – 1987
This document presents witnesses' testimonies and prepared statements from the Senate hearing held in Birmingham, Alabama to alert the public to the problems associated with catastrophic illness; learn what community services exist for older adults; and clarify what requirements for services, research, and education must be met to formulate an…
Descriptors: Caregivers, Chronic Illness, Health Insurance, Health Needs
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on the Judiciary. – 1991
In his opening statement at this hearing, committee chairman Senator Joseph Biden mentioned the National Child Protection Act of 1991; praised Oprah Winfrey's efforts to support programs and legislation to prevent sexual abuse of children; presented data on the incidence of sexual abuse of children in the home and in day care centers; and…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Child Advocacy, Child Caregivers, Day Care
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Special Committee on Aging. – 1987
This document provides witnesses' testimonies and prepared statements from the Senate hearing called to examine the problems of catastrophic health care costs. Statements are included from Senators John Melcher, Quentin Burdick, Larry Pressler, John Heinz, and Pete Wilson. Prepared statements are included from Senators David Pryor and Charles…
Descriptors: Caregivers, Chronic Illness, Family Problems, Financial Problems
Wisconsin State Legislative Council, Madison. – 1987
This report presents Wisconsin state legislation on community corrections issues. Part I provides a description of key provisions of two relevant 1987 assembly bills. Part II summarizies activities of the Wisconsin State Legislative Council's Special Committee on Community Corrections Issues. Part III provides a description of the background and…
Descriptors: Child Caregivers, Community Programs, Correctional Rehabilitation, Court Litigation
Taylor, Marianne, Ed.; And Others – 1996
This document presents national voluntary skill standards for direct service practitioners working with individuals with and without disabilities, called Community Support Human Service Practitioners (CSHSP). A rationale for such standards is presented. The skill standards are then presented, organized around 12 broad, functional themes of human…
Descriptors: Adults, Attendants, Caregivers, Certification
Sonnier, Catherine – State Legislative Report, 1988
The amount of state legislation dealing with child care issues has significantly increased in the last 5 years. This report focuses on state strategies for expanding and improving the child care system through incentives and support for employers and providers. State policymakers are exploring partnerships of public and private resources for…
Descriptors: Child Caregivers, Employer Supported Day Care, Financial Support, Personnel Policy
PDF pending restorationCongress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on Finance. – 1976
This report from the Senate Committee on Finance (94th Congress) contains information on bill H.R. 9803 that would postpone for six months the effective data of the requirement that a child day care center meet specified staffing standards (for children between six weeks and six years old) in order to qualify for Federal payments for the services…
Descriptors: Child Care, Child Caregivers, Day Care, Early Childhood Education
