CNN Business | Anneken Tappe “Long story short, it’s bad for the recovery if parents are forced to stop working to care for their kids. America lost more than 20 million jobs in March and April due to the pandemic lockdown, but the labor market has been recovering since hitting that trough.” A lack of child care…
Just Bring Young Students Back? Some Schools are Trying, While Others See Familiar Roadblocks
Chalkbeat | Kalyn Belsha & Claire Bryan “This idea that remote learning can happen independent of the parent…is not accurate…We need parent involvement at the bare minimum for the tech support, and especially as the kids are younger, for the processing.” Whether a school district plans to open remotely, in-person, or in a hybrid method…
Are You a Colorado Child Care Provider Who’s Open for Business? The State Has Money for You.
Chalkbeat Colorado | Ann Schimke “There is no grant application for first-round grants, but providers must update their information in a state-run online registry to receive a grant. Providers whose programs can serve around 100 children or more will receive $3,000 grants, while those with fewer slots will receive $1,000 grants. The grant amount is based on…
Between A Rock And A Hard Place: Advice For Parents In An Unprecedented School Year
KUNC: Colorado Edition “Schools are a system. Families are a system. A community is a system. We need to figure out how to enhance those systems so that kids again are having these joyful learning experiences.” Dr. Lisa Roy, director of program development at the Buffett Early Childhood Institute, joined Colorado Edition host Erin O’Toole…
A New Measure Will Give Policymakers Better Data About Children’s Development, Well-Being, and Learning
Child Trends | Deborah Stein & Elizabeth Jordan “The measure will represent the first time the field will have comprehensive information, gathered consistently over time and across states, on whether preschool children are prepared to enter kindergarten healthy and ready to learn at the state level.” The Health Resources and Services Administration’s Maternal and Child Health Bureau…
Our Take: It’s Time to Address Inequities Facing Mothers and Babies of Color
Vani Tangella, Senior Project Manager “When it comes to how mothers and their infants fare in pregnancy and delivery, race—or, more precisely, racism—matters.” —from Maternal and Child Health Inequities Emerge Even Before Birth The health and well-being of mother and baby are so tightly connected and inequities impact both. A new report from Zero to…
Here’s How Colorado is Spending $42 Million in COVID Stimulus Money for Early Childhood
Chalkbeat Colorado | Ann Schimke “If the crisis was over that would be one thing, but we are really looking forward to unknowns for the next several months,” said Susan Steele, president and CEO of Buell Foundation. Colorado has received $42 million in federal relief funds for supporting the state’s early childhood system in the…
Health Care Access for Infants and Toddlers in Rural Areas
Child Trends | Jessie Laurore, Gayane Baziyants, & Sarah Daily “While some rural communities offer certain protective factors that support positive health and development, many children in rural areas are more likely to face a unique combination of challenges that impact their health and development.” Using the data from Zero to Three’s State of Babies Yearbook:…
How Play Energizes Your Kid’s Brain
The New York Times | Cassandra Willyard “To the untrained eye, play can seem aimless, repetitive, wild or foolish. But play can offer a window into the developing mind. Piaget viewed certain kinds of play as milestones, signs that a child had reached a new stage of development. Studies conducted over the past few decades…
2 Colorado Deaths Attributed to Multi-System Inflammatory Syndrome, the Child Disorder Linked to Coronavirus
The Colorado Sun | Jesse Paul “We still think this is a relatively rare disease,” said Dr. Sam Dominguez, who specializes in infectious diseases and works at Children’s Hospital Colorado. “We still are in a learning phase about what this syndrome really is.” While Colorado has not seen any coronavirus deaths among children nine years…
