Strengthening Families is a relationship-based child abuse and neglect prevention initiative started nationally in 2001 through a partnership between the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation and the Center for the Study of Social Policy (CSSP) in Washington, DC. Thirty-five states and several thousand early childhood programs nationwide implement…

When devastating natural disasters struck Asia last year--typhoons in Taiwan and the Philippines and an earthquake in Indonesia--members of the Asian Interest Forum (AIF) worried about basic living environments and the emotional needs of children in these regions. AIF decided to focus on helping victims of Morakot, the deadliest typhoon in…

In 1998 a group of American adoptive parents led by Jenny Bowen created Half the Sky Foundation (HTS) to provide nurturing care and education for children living in Chinese orphanages (known as children's welfare institutions). Jenny, a former screenwriter and film director, and her husband Richard wanted to ensure that the children still waiting…

Pastoral del Nino is transforming children's lives in rural Paraguay. Part of Pastoral Social (Catholic Social Services), Pastoral del Nino's primary focus is to bring "vida en abundancia" (the abundant life) to families by ensuring that mothers survive childbirth and children reach their first birthdays. In addition, the organization…

The Early Childhood Development Virtual University (ECDVU) is an innovative, accredited, internationally recognized program that is based at the School of Child and Youth Care, University of Victoria, in British Columbia, Canada. While the operation's core base is small, the virtual university's network and its impact are global. It works to…

A discussion between William Prosser, Director of Program Planning and Evaluation in the Office of the Secretary, HEW, and Floyd Haberkorn, Director of Membership Services for NAEYC, concerning current evaluation of federal day care requirements. (HS)

Indicates aspects of arguments used by those opposing human services legislation. (CM)

Mobile Creche ("creche" means "day nursery") was founded on one woman's determination to change life for India's most vulnerable children. Within its first decade, Mobile Creches' network of child care centers spread from construction sites to urban slums and from the capital city of Delhi to the commercial and cultural centers…

Half the Sky, an international NGO, works in partnership with Chinese national and provincial governments inside state-run orphanages (welfare institutions). Through their infant nurture programs infants and toddlers in institutions begin to thrive through primary relationship-based care by trained community paraprofessionals. In preschool…

This speech addresses itself to the problems involved in building an effective child advocacy movement. Especially considered are the typical arguments of those who oppose the movement. (CS)

This speech attempts to clarify misunderstandings about the success of Project Head Start, emphasizes the importance of continuity between Head Start and the child's home and subsequent schooling, includes warnings on what Head Start must not become, and presents recommendations and an agenda for the second decade of this program. (CM)

Discusses the results of the 1982 elections to the United States Congress and implications for the future of family and children's services and programs. (MP)

Discusses the past history and present and future goals of the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC), as related to the group's mission to improve the quality of services for children from birth to age 8. Considers problems and opportunities to be addressed by the NAEYC. (JPB)

Summarizes membership growth and progress of the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) for the 1996-97 year, and the Association's effort to raise awareness of children's needs and provide opportunities for improving experiences of young children. Provides suggestions for targeting membership drives to increase…

Suggests a "provider support team," observing separate from but cooperating with child care regulatory agencies, would be beneficial as a mediator in provider-regulator conflicts and in answering providers' questions and concerns. (HTH)