Early Childhood Care and Education Programs: Background and Funding. CRS Report R40212, Version 23. Updated

Autor/in	Lynch, Karen E.
Institution	Library of Congress, Congressional Research Service (CRS)
Titel	Early Childhood Care and Education Programs: Background and Funding. CRS Report R40212, Version 23. Updated
Quelle	(2016), (24 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Early Childhood Education; Educational Finance; Federal Aid; Budgets; Taxes; Expenditures; Block Grants; Home Visits; Preschool Education; Disabilities; Educational Legislation; Equal Education; Federal Legislation; Child Care; American Indian Education; Food Service; Tax Credits; Welfare Services; Social Services; Elementary Secondary Education + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Early childhood; Education; Frühkindliche Bildung; Frühpädagogik; Bildungsfonds; Finanzhaushalt; Abgabe; Ausgaben; Hausbesuch; Pre-school education; Vorschulerziehung; Handicap; Behinderung; Bildungsrecht; Schulgesetz; Bundesrecht; Kinderfürsorge; Kinderbetreuung; Steuerermäßigung; Fürsorgeeinrichtung; Social service; Soziale Dienstleistung; Soziale Dienste
Abstract	The federal government has a long history of investing in early childhood care and education. As early as the 1930s, the government was supporting nursery schools for low-income children. Over time, the federal role in early childhood care and education has evolved, and today's federal investments in this area come in many forms. This report begins with information on current and historical funding levels for a selection of early childhood care and education programs and tax provisions. Table 1 presents information on the FY2017 Obama Administration's budget request for such programs, while Table 2 provides a seven-year funding history (FY2010-FY2016) for these early childhood care and education programs and tax provisions. The funding section is followed by a series of program summaries (Table 3 has a comparison of basic characteristics for selected programs). The program summaries have been organized into three categories: (1) targeted programs that exclusively or primarily provide early childhood services; (2) tax provisions that support the child care expenses of working families; and (3) certain broad-based and flexible programs that may be used to support early childhood care and education. Appendix A of this report provides some additional information on early childhood programs that do not currently receive federal funding. Appendix B presents a list of abbreviations and acronyms used throughout the report. (ERIC).
Anmerkungen	Congressional Research Service. Web site: https://crsreports.congress.gov/
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01