In this Issue
- Spotlight On: T.E.A.C.H.
- Professional Development Efforts
- Forum Corner
- Welcome New Forum Members
- Children's Forum Ranked among Top 10 of Florida Nonprofit Women-Led Businesses
- Florida Legislative Action & Information Center
- Afterschool Initiatives
- Children's Movement of Florida
- Early Learning Coalition Briefs
- In the News
- Calendar of Events
In the News
- Podcast: States share information on Quality Rating and Improvement Systems
- New Florida law requires clearing of background checks before employment may begin
- Florida ranks third in the nation for uninsured kids according to a U.S. Centers for Disease Control survey
- Study on how reading instruction and play can be done simultaneously in prekindergarten classrooms
- Report analysis shows wildly varying state level school reading tests distort true condition of education
- Florida is only one of seven states that conduct school readiness assessment according to a new report
- Study suggests that preschool kids raised with rules about bedtime score higher on math and vocabulary tests than children who don't have set bedtime schedules
- Children of the recession may be hit for years to come
- Cutting Edge Research: imaging machine to map brain activity among infants and toddlers to unlock how babies learn
- Market study report finds child care is a booming; profitable business that will always be in demand and often with a high price tag to families
- Report suggests summer brain drain may affect pre-kindergarteners
- Cuts to child care assistance are affecting low income families around the country