by Center for Social Measurement and Evaluation | Jun 1, 2020 | C@R Blog, Early Childhood Education, Research
Because money is often a critical barrier to accessing child care, Texas gives working families subsidies that can help them pay for child care. Where does the money for child care subsidies come from, where does it go, and who is left out? Here’s a quick...
by Center for Social Measurement and Evaluation | Oct 3, 2019 | Early Childhood Education, Policy, Publication
Texas child care teachers care for an estimated 1 million babies, toddlers, preschoolers, and school-age children. Children birth through age three experience an incredible amount of brain growth which shapes their future learning, health, and behaviors. Child...
by Center for Social Measurement and Evaluation | Oct 3, 2019 | C@R Blog, Early Childhood Education, Policy
By Ali Schoon In the recently released report, Early Childhood Apprenticeship Programs, CHILDREN AT RISK reviews how apprenticeship programs can create a pipeline of highly-qualified early childhood education teachers in Texas. This blog touches on three important...
by Center for Social Measurement and Evaluation | Jun 20, 2019 | C@R Blog, Early Childhood Education, Policy
Child care providers (often referred to as “day care”) are important to our communities, and in Texas, about half of them care for low-income kids with working parents who receive financial assistance (or “subsidy”) from the Texas Workforce Commission. Even though...
by Center for Social Measurement and Evaluation | Apr 24, 2019 | C@R Blog, Early Childhood Education, Research
by Patrick Gill, CHILDREN AT RISK In the recently released report, Building Brains & Economies: Quality Child Care as an Engine for Economic Development in a 21st Century Texas, CHILDREN AT RISK examines how quality child care can be leveraged to drive Texas’s...
