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THE STATE OF AMERICA'S CHILDREN YEARBOOK 1998 three states-Connecticut, New Jersey, and New York-took strides forward by developing new plans for preldndergarteners. Connecticut will support full
CHILD CARE ing more than $75,000 enrolled their children at nearly twice the rate of families with income of $10,000 a year or less. Similar fmdings are presented in An Unfair Head Start: California Families Face Gaps in Preschool and Child Care Availability, a 1997 report by the PACE Center at the University of CaHfornia at Berkeley, the CaHfornia Child Care Resource and Referral Network, and the University of Chicago. According to the report, children's opportunity to attend preschool or child care programs in CaMornia depends largely on family income and where they live. In some counties, notably Los Angeles, parents in affluent areas are twice as likely to fmd a child care or preschool slot as parents in poor areas. Effective State and Local Initiatives Several states are taking innovative steps to meet the growing need for child care. As mentioned, a number are helping more families pay for child care by guaranteeing child care assistance to all working families below a certain income level. States are also pursuing creative approaches to improving the quality ofcare. Investing in caregivers in North Carolina. North Carolina's Teacher Education and Compensation Helps (T.E.A.C.H.) Early Childhood Project recognizes that adequate training and compensation for teachers are essential ingredients for raising the quabty of care. The program offers scholarships to help defray tuition and other costs for child care teachers, center directors, and family child care providers pursuing child care credentials or degrees in child development. Some scholarships also include paid leave time. What is most unusual about T.E.A.C.H. is that participants receive wage increases or bonuses when they complete an agreed number ofcourse hours. More than 5,000 providers in the state have gone through the program. On average, participants working toward associate degrees in 1997 completed 18 credit hours and received a 10 percent increase in wages. Fewer than 10 percent left their jobs during the year, compared with 42 percent of child care staff statewide. Such low turnover is reJl?arkable and enormously beneficial to children. . Funding for T.E.A.C.H. comes from foundations, corporate contributions, the Child Care and Development Block Grant, and state funds. Program participants and their sponsoring child care centers also pay a portion of the cost. T.E.A.C.H. has already spread to Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, and New York. Targeting young children in Oklahoma. Oklahoma has recognized the importance of providing comprehensive services to infants and toddlers. With $1 million transferred from its TANF block grant, the state plans to support an Early Head Start program that follows the federal Early Head Start standards. Other JANF funds will be used to make more farniHes eligible for child care assistance, reduce fa~es' copayments, hire additional staff to inspect child care programs, and provide higher reimbursement rates to programs that offer better care. Mter-school care in Georgia. Georgia is investing in after-school child care through the 3:00 Project. A component ofthe Georgia School-Age Care Initiative, the program began with a $125,000 public investment in 1994 to support programs for middle-school children at 17 sites. Program evaluations showing improvement in students' grades, attendance, and behavior convinced the legislature to authorize and appropriate an additional $1 million in 1997 for a statewide after-school program for middle-school students. State funds have also leveraged $172,000 from private and corporate foundations and more than $800,000 in direct, in-kind support to expand and improve after-school opportunities. The importance of safe and supportive settings for children has been higWighted by the governor's proposal to increase funds for afterschool and summer reading programs to $10 million in 1998. A community venture in New York. In the state of New York the Rochester-Monroe County Early CHI L D R EN'S D E FEN S E FUN D 45
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