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Articles in September, 2004 issue of Report on Preschool Programs

• Product recalls.(Theraline Inc. and Boston Billows Inc. recalled their maternity and nursing pillows )(.)(Brief Article)
• You can't come to my birthday party! conflict resolution with young children.(Resources)(Brief Article)
• The Food and Drug Administration cleared for use a new laboratory blood test to help screen newborns for many inherited diseases.(Brief Article)
• Emergency food criteria.(U.S. Department of Agriculture )(Brief Article)
• Panel approves bill with increases in CACFP, other nutrition programs.(Child and Adult Care Food Program)(Brief Article)
• Assessment provides new snapshot of dropouts in Head Start programs.(Brief Article)
• Alabama program shows gains in preparation for kindergarten.(Alabama Pre-Kindergarten Initiative)
• Louisville child care impact.(Brief Article)
• Ready to go: what parents should know about school readiness.(Resources)(National Association for the Education of Young Children)(Brief Article)
• The Centers on Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) are announcing final 2005 allotments to states and territories.(Federal Register)(Brief Article)
• Parents are more sensitive to their children's TV viewing habits.(Brief Article)
• Senate adds special education funds for states, early childhood services.(Brief Article)
• Estimating the size and characteristics of the SSI child population: a comparison between the NSCF and three national surveys.(Resources)(Brief Article)
• Bush, Part II.(Slants & Trends)(George W. Bush's childhood education policy)
• Researchers differ on progress on child, family health access.
• Full-day programs most popular among state kindergartens.(Brief Article)
• Pediatricians must take larger role in early learning, development.
• Head Start administrators may face stricter limits on salaries if a House-approved budget bill becomes law.(Slants & Trends)(Brief Article)
• Congress has full fall agenda, but few prospects for action.
• Ed. Dept. opens new ERIC center, plans to offer more free offerings.(Department of Education, Educational Resources Information Center)(Brief Article)
• Despite ban, children remain at risk from lead in manufactured products.
• Senate panel funds Head Start, seeks even start's termination.
• With its healthy marriage initiative launching nationwide, the Administration for Children and Families is offering a similar service to its own employees.(Brief Article)
• The federal Head Start Bureau is looking for a new grantee to serve nearly 800 Head Start and Early Head Start children in Dougherty County, Georgia.(Brief Article)
• No happy 40th.(Slants & Trends)(status of poor children during 40th anniversary of War on Poverty)(Brief Article)
• Center: state policies curb access to quality subsidized child care.(Brief Article)
• Class meetings: young children solving problems together.(Resources)(Brief Article)
• At least one major market research firm is bullish on early childhood prospects next year.(Slants & Trends)(Brief Article)
• In a related federal notice, CMS has issued a proposed rule on measuring payment error rates in the State Children's Health Insurance Program.(Federal Register)(Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services)(Brief Article)
• Despite money focus, FY05 bills outline Head Start policy changes.
• Connecting with parents in the early years.(Resources)(Brief Article)
• The U.S. Department of Agriculture is seeking comments on forms proposed for administration of the Child and Adult Care Food Program in Virginia.(Public Notice)
• The National Center for Family Literacy developed the 2004 annual Literacy Tabloid.(Brief Article)
• Fifteen states increase pre-k support while others lag behind, study says.
• Some Florida Head Start agencies still reeling from Charley's effects.(Hurricane Charley, 2004)(Brief Article)
• The National Vaccine Advisory Committee's public participation working group will meet Sept. 13 in Washington, D.C.(Federal Register)(Brief Article)
• Poor families miss out on tax credits, partly due to tax preparers' policies.(Brief Article)
• The power of observation.(Resources)(Brief Article)
• Renewal delays leave Child Care at risk for cuts, House Dems say.(democrats, Charles Rangel, Ben Cardin)
• Mounting child poverty rate brings new call for action.
• Plan promotes better management for child care food sponsors.(Brief Article)
• Supporting young artists--The Development of the Visual Arts in Young Children.(Resources)(Brief Article)
• Eating more vegetables, fruit and protein before pregnancy can lower risks of having a child who develops leukemia, the National Institutes of Health said.(Brief Article)
• Audit brings new round of fighting between Congress, Head Start reps.