Resources

+ Impacts of Governor's Child Care Budget on Children, Child Care Workesr and Communities

AB. 2012-13 budget impacts found by California's Child Care Resource & Referral Network. 62,000 children lose care; more than 100,000 child care workers' jobs are at risk; California's child care system will be dismantled.
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+ NWLC: The President's Budget: What Early Childhood Advocates Need to Know

Feb. 14, 2012 | A. A letter from the National Women's Law Center detailing the President's FY 2013 education budget highlights. The President proposes to increase funding for Child Care and Development Block Grant, Head Start and Race to the Top among other programs. Read the letter for more top lines from the budget.
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+ PTA Education Brief - Transitional Kindergarten

1. A brief on the California State PTA position opposing the proposal to eliminate funding for transitional kindergarten, which would deny children the opportunities and experiences that transitional kindergarten offers.
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+ Child Care Funding Reductions

B. California Child Care Resource and Referral Network brief on child care funding reductions. It details the cuts suffered by the state's Child Care and Development system from 2008-2012, with none of the programs being exempt from cutbacks.
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+ Realignment Fact Sheet

A. Gov. Brown proposes drastic restructuring of child care and development system, taking 80,000 children out of early learning programs for no savings. Read the fact sheet for more information on the proposal and effect on children as well as quality improvement.
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+ Joint Letter: OPPOSE Governor Brown's proposal to decimate California's child development system

Advancement Project, California Child Care Resource & Referral Network, Children Now, Preschool California and Zero to Three have come together to issue a letter strongly opposing the massive child development cuts proposed by the governor. Find out how the current proposal would be another half a billion dollar cut to early care and education programs.
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+ California's 2011-2012 State Child Care and Development Programs

06/16/2011 | Find more information about California's publicly funded early care and education programs serving our youngest learners.
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+ What is High-Quality Preschool?

05/01/2011 | K. Hallmarks of a high-quality early learning program include people, place and program.
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+ Public Leaders Agree: Early Learning is a Proven Investment

05/01/2011 | J. Quotes and public support for high-quality early learning from leaders across California and the nation.
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+ New Transitional Kindergarten Parent Engagement Toolkit Available

08/19/2011 | New parent engagement and communications resources are available. Find tips on messaging to parents, a customizable parent brochure template, a sample parent recruitment letter and more.
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+ Deborah Stipek: Transitional kindergarten has real value, don't give it up

2 . Former dean and professor at the Stanford University School of Education discusses the evidence-based benefits that kindergarten readiness programs like transitional kindergarten can have.
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+ Preschool California Transitional Kindergarten Fact Sheet

03/25/2011 | C. General fact sheet on transitional kindergarten from Preschool California
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+ Transitional Kindergarten Web Page

E. Preschool California's transitional kindergarten web page features resources for general information, implementation, outreach & engagement, statewide scans and more. Please visit www.preschoolcalifornia.org/tk.
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+ Transitional Kindergarten Online Library

D. Find the latest resources about implementing transitional kindergarten at the online library by visiting www.tkcalifornia.org.
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+ California Parents Support Transitional Kindergarten - Quotes

4. Parents who have seen their young children grow from transitional kindergarten share their stories
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