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Taliaferro, Wayne; Pham, Duy – Center for Law and Social Policy, Inc. (CLASP), 2018
The social, economic, political, historical, and racial context shaping the criminal justice system is complex and extensive. As a result, individuals who have been incarcerated face limited opportunities--particularly for education and training--both during and after incarceration. Historical investments in corrections and policies that…
Descriptors: Institutionalized Persons, Correctional Institutions, Educational Opportunities, Educational Change
Center for Law and Social Policy, Inc. (CLASP), 2012
The Illinois Prevention Initiative provides grants to home-based and center-based programs to expand access to the Early Head Start (EHS) model as well as other birth to 3 models. The goal is to serve additional children birth to age 3 and help grantees increase program quality. The initiative to expand access to EHS and other models was…
Descriptors: Prevention, Early Intervention, Disadvantaged Youth, Grants
Center for Law and Social Policy, Inc. (CLASP), 2012
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…
Descriptors: Early Intervention, Pregnancy, At Risk Persons, Mothers
Hoffmann, Elizabeth; Ewen, Danielle – Center for Law and Social Policy, Inc. (CLASP), 2011
Although Early Head Start (EHS) is a federal-to-local program, there are opportunities for collaboration at the state level that have expanded in recent years. State leaders can seize opportunities to break down silos and create collaborative state systems and programs to better meet the needs of vulnerable young children in their states. This…
Descriptors: Federal Programs, Family Programs, Low Income Groups, Infants
Lim, Teresa; Schumacher, Rachel – Center for Law and Social Policy, Inc. (CLASP), 2009
State child care policies can promote the quality and continuity of early childhood experiences and foster the healthy growth and development of babies and toddlers in all child care settings, especially if they are informed by research. The quality of the relationship between children and those who care for them influences every aspect of young…
Descriptors: Child Care, Block Grants, Infants, Child Care Centers
Lim, Teresa; Schumacher, Rachel – Center for Law and Social Policy, Inc. (CLASP), 2009
State child care policies--including licensing, subsidy, and quality enhancement strategies--can promote the quality and continuity of early childhood experiences and foster the healthy growth and development of babies and toddlers in child care settings, especially if they are informed by research. One of the policy levers states may use to…
Descriptors: Certification, Child Care, Block Grants, Infants
Greenberg, Mark; Ewen, Danielle; Matthews, Hannah – Center for Law and Social Policy, Inc. (CLASP), 2006
This document focuses on how states can use Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) funds to support early childhood education initiatives. It draws on CLASP's previous report, "Financing Universal Pre-Kindergarten: Possibilities and Technical Issues for States in Using Funds Under the Child Care and Development Fund and Temporary…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Child Care, Block Grants, Welfare Services