Early Learning in the News

Gregoire proposed new spending for children, vulnerable adults and seniors, and for caregivers.
WA governor's budget keeps most surplus in savings  (The Olympian, 12/18/07)

Yakima is one of five communities selected by the state Department of Early Learning to design pilot rating systems for child care, preschool and school-age programs.
Yakima picked to develop child-care rating system (Yakima Herald, 11/10/07)

Experts worry that too little basic, freeform play and too much structure are causing kids harm.
Working Dad: Playtime packs it in. (Seattle PI, 11/01/07)

United Way of Pierce County has launched a campaign to help make sure young children are prepared for kindergarten, a major theme for this year’s fundraising efforts. 
United Way takes on early education (The News Tribune, 10/11/07)

Fight Crime: Invest in Kids
To fight crime, start early (Seattle Times, 10/11/07)

If there were no poverty, the numbers of children lacking health insurance would dwindle considerably.
Let's use SCHIP debate to have a national town hall on poverty (Bellingham Herald, 9/26/07)

Study shows that participants in the Chicago Child-Parent Centers intervention do better on almost every measure than children of similar backgrounds who were not in the program.
Stunning dividends from early learning (Tacoma News Tribune, 8/12/07)

Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., stopped in Yakima on Wednesday during a multi-city tour touting the Senate's recently approved children's health care legislation.
Cantwell touts children's health bill (Yakima Herald, 8/9/07)

About 60 percent of American children under age 5 spend part of their day in care outside of the home.  Lawmakers are working to ensure these children spend at least part of the day in preparation for primary education.
Off to School - Early (Seattle Times, 8/1/07)

The Children's Alliance has released its report for the 2007 Washington State Legislative Session: Invest in Our Future.  Invest in Kids.  Read in-depth summaries of how Washington state did in relevant poicy area.  This was an exciting year: celebrate the successes and keep the momemtum going! (Summer 2007)

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