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Votes Count: Legislative Action on Pre-K Fiscal Year 2009
A yearly Pre-K Now report,
tracks the growth of state support for Pre-K nationwide.
September 2008. download report
Big Ideas for Children: Investing in our Nation's Future
A First Focus report authored by various experts, illustrates that children are not a major priority at the federal level, and that creative solutions are needed to once again increase the federal investment in children. The proposals included in this book encompass various issue areas, including poverty, child health, early childhood, education, home and community, child welfare, and child safety. Access the report on the First Focus website.
School or the Streets: Crime and New York's Dropout Crisis
A Fight Crime Invest in Kids New York report, shows how preschool programs can help reduce violent crime and turn around the statewide drop-out rates that pose a significant threat to public safety. September 2008. Access the report on Fight Crime's website.
Unequal from the Start: A Check-up on New York City's Infants and Toddlers
A New York Zero-to-Three Network report assesses New York City's successes and failures in meeting the needs of infants and toddlers. May 2008. Access the report, press release and executive summary on the New York Zero-to-Three Network website.
Generations Unite for Quality Pre-K: New York
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Generations United/Senior4Kids report, demonstrates the advocacy role older adults can play in support of increased access and improved quality of pre-kindergarten programs. March 2008. Access the report on the Generations United website.
Investing in Early Care and Education is a Powerful Public Health Initiative for New York's Children
This February 2008 Docs for Tots research brief states that investments in quality early care and education have long term public health benefits, with the opportunity to address the roots and earliest influences on health behaviors.
download research brief
download 2-page research summary
Quality Pre-Kindergarten is critical to Healthy Development and School Readiness
A Docs For Tots 2-page document makes the case that quality early education is critical to healthy development. download
document
Making Pre-Kindergarten Work for Low-income Working Families
A Center For Law and Social Policy Child Care and Early Education Series policy paper by Rachel Schumacher, Katie Hamm and Danielle Ewen. June 2007. download policy paper
Pre-K Now Research
Reports
Pre-K Now collaborates with advocates and policymakers
to lead a national movement for high-quality, voluntary pre-kindergarten
for all three and four year olds. National and state reports
are available here.
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