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Download full textUS Government Accountability Office, 2016
Research has shown that early intervention can greatly improve the development of a child with autism. Children with disabilities--including children with autism--can receive intervention services through the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. Low income children may also receive intervention services through Medicaid or the State…
Descriptors: Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Autism, Federal Programs, Federal Legislation
US Department of Health and Human Services, 2016
The purpose of this policy statement is to support early childhood programs and States by providing recommendations that promote the development and learning of young children, birth to age five, who are dual language learners (DLLs). The statement also provides support to tribal communities in their language revitalization efforts within tribal…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Educational Policy, Early Experience, Young Children
Administration for Children, Youth, and Families (DHHS), Washington, DC. Head Start Bureau. – 1996
This document contains the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) on Head Start Program Performance Standards, appearing in the April 22, 1996 "Federal Register." The Administration for Children, Youth, and Families issued this notice to implement the statutory provisions for establishing program performance standards for early Head Start…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Educational Legislation, Educational Objectives, Evaluation Criteria
US Senate, 2005
The purpose of this hearing was to examine the federal role in improving the effectiveness and coordination of sixty-nine Federal programs that are designed to help parents help their young children with child care and early education. Opening statements were delivered by Subcommittee Chairman Senator Lamar Alexander, Tennessee; Ranking Member…
Descriptors: Parents, Young Children, Federal Government, Government Role
General Accounting Office, Washington, DC. – 2003
At Congressional request, the General Accounting Office examined states choices for providing child care assistance to families and states' proposed changes to child care assistance programs for fiscal year 2004. Information was obtained through a survey of child care administrators of the 50 states and the District of Columbia. Findings revealed…
Descriptors: Child Care, Policy Analysis, Public Policy, State Government
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and the Workforce. – 1999
In preparation for reauthorization of Even Start and other Federal education programs, these hearings transcripts recount testimony before the U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce concerning the Even Start and family literacy programs. Testimony was presented by: (1) the president of the National Center for Family Literacy, giving…
Descriptors: American Indians, Elementary Secondary Education, Family Literacy, Family Programs
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on the Judiciary. – 1985
This hearing addresses the topic of violence in media as it may affect children. Testimony given concerns ways television influences preschool children's play behavior and classroom activities, positive and negative effects of television on children, the causal link between television violence and children's aggressive behavior inadequacies of…
Descriptors: Aggression, Fantasy, Hearings, Legislation
World Health Organization, Geneva (Switzerland). – 1981
The World Health Organization's final draft of the "International Code of Marketing of Breast-milk Substitutes" is presented in its entirety. Recognizing that breast-feeding is an unequalled way of providing ideal food for the healthy growth and development of infants, the Code's aim is to contribute to the safe and adequate nutrition of…
Descriptors: Advertising, Consumer Protection, Educational Needs, Global Approach
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Subcommittee on Human Resources. – 1998
These hearings transcripts recount testimony before the U.S. House of Representatives concerning early childhood development programs. Testimony addressed the questions of how public and private investments in early childhood programs contribute to successful outcomes for infants and mothers, and how these successes can be measured and replicated…
Descriptors: Child Development, Cost Effectiveness, Early Childhood Education, Government Role
National Center for Clinical Infant Programs, Washington, DC. – 1989
The materials included in this document are intended to articulate the intent of the framers of the Education for the Handicapped Act Amendments of 1986, Public Law 99-457. The first paper, "A Window of Opportunity," is the text of a speech by Robert Silverstein, Staff Director and Chief Counsel of the Subcommittee on the Handicapped of…
Descriptors: Community Health Services, Disabilities, Educational Legislation, Federal Legislation
Alberta Dept. of Education, Edmonton. Special Education Branch. – 1996
This handbook discusses the Program Unit Funding that is provided to approved Early Childhood Services (ECS) operators in Alberta (Canada) for children with severe disabilities who require additional support above that offered in a regular ECS program. Funding is available for a maximum of 3 years for each eligible child who is two and a half…
Descriptors: Delivery Systems, Early Childhood Education, Early Intervention, Eligibility
West Virginia Governor's Cabinet on Children and Families, Charleston. – 1997
Based on the belief that all children have a right to quality care and education, early childhood best practices, and trained staff/providers, this guide details quality standards for early care and education programs in West Virginia, developed through the Early Education Quality Improvement Project (EQUIP). The standards are voluntary and not…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Day Care, Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Early Childhood Education
Monroe, Marian – 1985
In this document the Texas Department of Human Resources (DHR) presents criteria which day-care providers can use to evaluate their programs. The criteria can also be used by DHR staff to determine whether or not providers can deliver the services specified in their contracts with DHR. For each criterion, five achievement levels, clarification,…
Descriptors: Day Care Centers, Early Childhood Education, Evaluation Criteria, Family Day Care
US House of Representatives, 2007
Head Start and Early Head Start provide high-quality comprehensive services to children and their families that help children develop cognitively and non-cognitively to enable them to succeed in school and in life. When families are under stress, that stress affects their children's development. One of the greatest stresses on families has been…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Early Childhood Education, Disadvantaged Youth, Young Children
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Select Committee on Children, Youth, and Families. – 1990
This document is a record of a hearing on acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) and young children in South Florida. Opening statements are provided by Congressmen George Miller, William Lehman, and Richard Durbin; a fact sheet on AIDS and young children in South Florida is also presented. Testimony is presented by the following: (1) Ana…
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Disease Control, Federal Government, Federal Programs
