Weekly Digest: May 7, 2009

Talking Points: How Do Early Care and Education Programs Make Connecticut Stronger?

This PowerPoint presentation was created by the Memorial Fund based on the Early Childhood Alliance talking points for communities to use when communicating with leaders and the public about the importance of early childhood programs.

These talking points can be downloaded from the Discovery website at http://www.discovery.wcgmf.org/category_153.html

Stimulus Funds for Quality Rating Systems

This New America Foundation article suggests how states can use stimulus dollars to improve the quality ratings systems that assess preschools and child care settings, including one-time grants to boost center improvements and/or publicizing ratings to raise parents' awareness.

The article can be viewed on the New America Foundation website at http://www.newamerica.net/publications/policy/stimulus_second_generation_qris