What’s New

Parental Detention, Deportation & the Psychosocial Well-being of Latino Children Recording Date: Thursday, October 19, 2017 PLAY RECORDING (90 Minutes) Description: In light of the current political context, Latino children of immigrants are experiencing the impact of heightened immigration enforcement practices and policies.

This full report discusses the implications of child developmental science for early care and education professionals in terms of necessary competencies and practices, as well as the systems change needed to better support the preparation, competency, professional development, and compensation for the early care and education workforce.

This full report represents the first effort to establish a baseline description of early childhood employment conditions and policies on a state-by-state basis in order strengthen supports for the early care and education workforce.

Young Children of Immigrants The number of young children of immigrants from PreK-3rd Grade has nearly doubled since 1990.

PreK-3rd in MCPS A new report from the Foundation for Child Development and Pre-K Now, “Lessons in Early Learning: Building an Integrated Pre-K-12 System in Montgomery County Public Schools,” describes how Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) in Maryland used local and federal dollars to craft and implement a district-wide education reform strategy built on aligning high-quality PreK with its K-12 system.

Four universities joined with UCLA’s Civil Rights Project to release nine studies relevant to the effective education of English Language Learners (ELLs) in Arizona.

A new FCD Policy to Action Brief, PreK-3rd: Putting Full-Day Kindergarten in the Middle, calls for Full-Day-Kindergarten (FDK) to be an integral part of a 21st Century P-20 education system.

Impact of the Great Recession on Children The 2010 annual release of the FCD Child Well-Being Index (CWI) is the first report offering comprehensive data on the impact of the Great Recession on American children’s quality-of-life.