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Articles in March, 2005 issue of Report on Preschool Programs

• More states giving pre-k role to child care centers, homes.
• Feds fail to provide monitoring of head start finances: GAO.
• GOP members break from Bush, propose continuation of CSBG.(Republican Party (United States))(Bush, George W.)(Community Services Block Grant)(Brief Article)
• Early childhood program funding.(Brief Article)(Illustration)
• Facilitating preschool literacy.(Resources)(Brief Article)
• USDA rule allows more flexibility for child care reimbursements.(Brief Article)
• Calendar.(Calendar)
• New grant competition targets preschool for Hawaiian students.(Brief Article)
• Head start enrollment declines for second consecutive year.
• Senate gets on board early, seeks $6 billion more for child care.
• Most children in CCDF served in regulated settings.
• Feds want graduate students to pursue child care study.(FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES)(Brief Article)
• Mentoring new special education teachers.(RESOURCES)(from Corwin Press)(Brief Article)
• Ed. Dept. seeks new grantees for Indian even start programs.(Brief Article)
• Bill seeks research on child well-being.(Brief Article)
• Nashville Public Schools.(Brief Article)
• The Department of Health and Human Services.(Brief Article)
• House, senate approve budgets with education, other cutbacks.(FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES)(Brief Article)
• Many lawmakers earn low scores on rating of child-friendly votes.(FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES)(Brief Article)
• What Providers Should Know about Child Care Assistance for Families.(Resources)(new brochure available in English and Spanish)(Brief Article)
• Head start leaders target 'bogus' deficiencies from HHS reviewers.(FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES)(United States. Department of Health and Human Services)
• Government seeks recall of Delta portable cribs.(Brief Article)
• Task force identifies major needs facing Hawaii's preschoolers.(Brief Article)
• Rep. Stephen Lynch.(Brief Article)
• Calendar.(Calendar)
• Prepared for battle.(SLANTS & TRENDS)(Brief Article)
• Panel sees few prospects for child care increases.(Brief Article)
• Parents rely on yellow pages for child care information.(Brief Article)
• Budget would bring major cutbacks for head start in 2006 and beyond.
• Holding the line.(SLANTS & TRENDS)(Brief Article)
• In close vote, Senate defeats bill for increase in minimum wage.(Brief Article)
• Budget two-step.(SLANTS & TRENDS)(Brief Article)
• Readiness indicators help states chart child, school progress.
• U.S. Surgeon General.(Brief Article)
• Reed tries again with plan to raise reimbursements.(FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES)(Jack Reed)(Brief Article)
• Welfare bill fails on child care, advocate tells house panel.(FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES)(Brief Article)
• Snacktivities! 50 Edible Activities for Parents and Children.(Brief Article)
• House panel approves budget with long-term reductions.
• Bond seeks more federal funds for parents as teachers efforts.(Christopher Bond)(Brief Article)
• Administration touts grants to faith-based organizations.(Brief Article)
• More attention coming.(SLANTS & TRENDS)(Brief Article)
• Grants seek staff improvements in preschool special education.(FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES)(Brief Article)
• Preparing Early Childhood Professionals: NAEYC's Standards for Programs.
• A Long-Awaited Conversation: Dialogue to Bridge the High Tech/High Tough Gap in Early Childhood Workforce Preparation and Professional Development.(Resources)
• The Consumer Product.(Brief Article)
• Ohio Gov.(Brief Article)
• New Mexico creates pre-K pilot with plans for future expansion.(FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES)(Brief Article)
• GOP unveils agenda to fight poverty.(Republican Party (United States))(Brief Article)
• Senators propose quality changes, other improvements in CCDBG.(Child Care and Development Block Grant)
• Defining school readiness.(SLANTS & TRENDS)(Brief Article)
• Federal nutrition programs help, but cuts may pose problems.(Brief Article)
• Commission imposes stiffest fine for child safety product violation.(FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES)(United States. Consumer Product Safety Commission)(Graco Children's Products Inc.)
• The High/Scope Curriculum: the Daily Routine.(RESOURCES)(Brief Article)
• Reiner, R&R leaders create new national parent network.
• Tennessee leader outlines plan to expand pre-K offerings.(Brief Article)
• The Department of Health and Human Services wants to conduct a survey of states on improper payments in the Child Care and Development Fund.(Brief Article)
• T.E.A.C.H. provides scholarships.(Brief Article)
• Ed. Dept. offers new grants for Alaska's young children.(Brief Article)
• New Mexico legislators.(Brief Article)
• Two new studies show problems in California preschool access.
• Connecticut Gov.(Brief Article)
• Caring for Preschool Children.(Resources)
• New bill would expand services to renovate child care facilities.(FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES)(Child Care Construction and Renovation Act)(Brief Article)