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BUILD and the QRIS National Learning Network, in collaboration with the Early Learning Challenge Collaborative, just released a brief entitled: Unlocking the Potential of QRIS:  Trends and Opportunities in the Race to the Top-Early Learning Challenge Applications. Written by Louise Stoney, the brief explores the...

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North Carolina, along with 21 other states, is featured in a new report on quality rating and improvement systems (QRIS)iv. Based on interviews of child care center directors, conducted by CLASP and the National Women's Law Center, A Count...

February 29, 2012 The Public News Service NAGS HEAD, N.C. - A growing number of pediatricians across North Carolina are adding one more tool to their doctor's bag: A children's book. It's part of a national program called "Reach Out and Read."...

Today, the House Select Committee on Early Childhood Education Improvement released its Recommendations to the General Assembly. After releasing an initial draft earlier this week for public comment, the Committee revised its recommendations. Statement by Stephanie Fanjul, President of The...

Where children live and grow has a significant impact on their current state of well-being and their future opportunities for success. In its first data snapshot of the year, the Annie E. Casey Foundation’s KIDS COUNT explores the increased...

The House Select Committee on Early Education Improvement has released its Report of Recommendations to the General Assembly and is requesting public comment. The draft recommendations focus almost exclusively on North Carolina's Prekindergarten Program (NC Pre-K). The North Carolina Partnership...

Gov. Bev Perdue announced this morning that her administration will create 2,000 additional slots this year in NC Pre-K classrooms across North Carolina. She has identified $9.3 million that will allow the additional at-risk 4-year-olds to attend NC Pre-K. “NC Pre-K...

Hannah Matthews from CLASP summarizes how the President's budget impacts early childhood. An $825 million increase for the Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG), comprised of $325 million in discretionary funding and $500 million in mandatory funding (through approval...

Senator Mark Udall (D-CO) is expected to  introduce the Healthy Kids from Day One Act, a bill that promotes obesity prevention in the child care setting.   North Carolina has been a the forefront of this issue. In 2010, the...