Article: REP. GEORGE MILLER HOLDS A HEARING ON EARLY CHILDHOOD HOME VISITATION PROGRAMS

Article: REP. GEORGE MILLER CHAIRMAN REP. GEORGE MILLER HOLDS A HEARING ON EARLY CHILDHOOD HOME VISITATION PROGRAMS
Washington Transcript Service;  June 11, 2008 ;     700+ words ......LABOR HOLDS A HEARING ON EARLY CHILDHOOD HOME VISITATION PROGRAMS JUNE 11, 2008 SPEAKERS: REP. GEORGE MILLER, D-CALIF...CHARLES BOUSTANY JR., R-LA. REP. VIRGINIA FOXX, R-N.C. REP. JOHN R. "RANDY" KUHL JR., R-N.Y. REP. ROB BISHOP, R-UTAH REP. DAVID DAVIS, R-TENN. REP. ...

Article: STATE COMMISSION ESTABLISHED TO ADDRESS EARLY CHILDHOOD ISSUES
US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  June 12, 2007 ;     700+ words ...Maine State Rep. Sean Faircloth, D-17th...House Democrats regarding early childhood development will become...are LD 187, sponsored by Rep. Anne Rand, D-Portland...Opportunities for Maine's Early Childhood Workers - would bolster...

Article: REP. CASTLE CONTINUES TO STRESS IMPORTANCE OF OUR NATION'S EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION PROGRAMS
US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  January 23, 2008 ;     391 words ...Rep. Michael N. Castle...Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and...significantly strengthens early childhood education opportunities...children become law," Rep. Castle said...federal role of early childhood education to promote...last two months." Rep. ...

Article: HOUSE EDUCATION COMMITTEE APPROVES LEGISLATION TO EXPAND EARLY CHILDHOOD HOME VISITS
US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  June 18, 2008 ;     473 words ......2343), would expand access to early childhood home visitation programs, which...pursue their dreams," said U.S. Rep. George Miller (D-CA), the chairman...last week, experts testified that early childhood home visitation programs are instrumental...

Article: REP. HIRONO APPOINTED TO HIGHER EDUCATION AND EARLY CHILDHOOD, ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION SUBCOMMITTEES
US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  January 19, 2007 ;     166 words ...Rep. Mazie K. Hirono, D-Hawaii (2nd CD), has issued the following news release: Rep. Mazie K. Hirono (D-Hawai`i) was appointed to two key subcommittees...Education and Labor. Hirono was selected to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary and Secondary Education which will have jurisdiction...

Article: EARLY CHILDHOOD HOME VISITS ARE VITAL FOR STRENGTHENING AMERICAN FAMILIES, WITNESSES TELL HOUSE EDUCATION COMMITTEE
US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  June 11, 2008 ;     700+ words ......access to quality of early childhood home visitation programs...the home," said U.S. Rep. George Miller (D-CA...day's hearing explained, early childhood home visitation programs...a core component of early childhood services, is a key...

Article: REP. CASTLE NAMED RANKING MEMBER OF EARLY CHILDHOOD, ELEMENTARY & SECONDARY EDUCATION SUBCOMMITTEE
US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  January 18, 2007 ;     398 words ...Rep. Michael N. Castle, R-Del. (at-large...the following press release: Delaware Rep. Mike Castle, a long time leader in education...Member - of the Education Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary and Secondary Education...join the Chairman of the Subcommittee, Rep. Dale Kildee ...

Article: GOP policy on early childhood program draws Ire. (Washington Update).(opposition to states getting more control of Head Start Program)
Black Issues in Higher Education;  July 17, 2003 ;     477 words ......the work of the 38-year-old early childhood program. At issue is a Bush...block grant programs, says Rep. Maxine Waters, D-Calif...They receive not only an early childhood education but they also receive...quality healthy life, says Rep. Barbara Lee, D-Calif. Citing...

Article: REP. WALZ TO VOTE FOR IMPROVED EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION
US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  May 2, 2007 ;     255 words ...Rep. Tim Walz, D-Minn. (1st CD), has...following news release: Later today, Rep. Tim Walz will vote to support H...Start Act of 2007. This bill's vital early childhood education provisions will serve a wide range of families. "Early childhood education is the key to assuring...

Article: REP. CRENSHAW SUPPORTS LEGISLATION TO SUPPORT EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS
US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  May 4, 2007 ;     365 words ...Rep. Ander Crenshaw, R-Fla. (4th CD), issued the following press release: Rep. Ander Crenshaw this week supported...renew and strengthen the Head Start early childhood development program. The Improving Head...associate credential and training in early childhood development An amendment ...

Article: Leaving little ones off funding bus; The push for early childhood education funding has lost steam as legislators favor other priorities, fret about finances.(NEWS)
Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN);  March 21, 2007 ;     399 words ......priority a few weeks ago, early childhood education isn't getting...for programs such as Early Childhood Family Education, school...training programs for early childhood and pre-school teachers...to $150 million that Rep. Nora Slawik, DFL-Maplewood...said is needed to fund ...

Article: REP. PETERSON BACKS BIPARTISAN MEASURE TO IMPROVE EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION
US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  May 2, 2007 ;     533 words ...Rep. John E. Peterson, R-Pa. (5th CD), issued the following press release: This afternoon, Rep. John E. Peterson, R-Pleasantville, voted to help low-income...established in 1965 by President Lyndon B. Johnson to provide early childhood development services to low-income children. Head Start is...

Article: Early childhood planning project yields impressive outcomes.
Nation's Cities Weekly;  February 7, 2005 ;     700+ words ......of the Freddie Mac Foundation Early Childhood Challenge cities took important steps to develop their early childhood plans These include: Forming...of key goals for the city's early childhood initiative. The goals were based...

Article: Everyday experiences of mothers and early childhood professionals negotiating an inclusive early childhood experience in the Australian context. (Far From Ideal).(Report)
Topics in Early Childhood Special Education;  March 22, 2008 ;     700+ words ......literature on inclusion in early childhood settings suggests that accessing...quality or intervention-oriented early childhood education and child care is...children with disabilities into early childhood settings. First is that of...