Education and Training Programs: A Critical Support for Infants, Toddlers, and Families. Building Strong Foundations: Advancing Comprehensive Policies for Infants, Toddlers, and Families

Autor/inn/en	Ullrich, Rebecca; Cole, Patricia; Gebhard, Barbara; Schmit, Stephanie
Institution	Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP); ZERO TO THREE: National Center for Infants, Toddlers and Families
Titel	Education and Training Programs: A Critical Support for Infants, Toddlers, and Families. Building Strong Foundations: Advancing Comprehensive Policies for Infants, Toddlers, and Families
Quelle	(2017), (4 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Infants; Toddlers; Family Programs; Parent Education; Student Financial Aid; Federal Aid; Labor Force Development; Barriers; Access to Education; Training; Low Income Groups; State Government; Local Government; Federal Government; Government Role; Child Care + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Infant; Toddler; Toddlers; Kleinkind; Infants; Family program; Familienprogramm; Parents education; Elternbildung; Elternschule; Finanzielle Beihilfe; Studienfinanzierung; Studienförderung; Arbeitskräftebestand; Education; Access; Bildung; Zugang; Bildungszugang; Ausbildung; Bund-Länder-Beziehung; Gemeindeverwaltung; Bundesregierung; Kinderfürsorge; Kinderbetreuung
Abstract	Low-income parents of infants and toddlers should have access to affordable education and training to improve their employment opportunities. Parents' education is one of the strongest, most consistent predictors of children's health, development, and achievement over time. Parents' education levels affect how they seek, understand, and use information about their children's health and development, which gives their children early advantages. Moreover, increased education levels open doors to better-quality jobs: positions that offer paid time off, regular hours, worker autonomy and flexibility, and adequate, stable pay. Because children's early experiences are so critical to their long-term outcomes, ensuring that parents of infants and toddlers have access to education and training that lead to stable, well-paying jobs is especially critical. This brief document highlights the federal government's student financial aid programs and the two primary federal funding streams that support states' workforce development systems. The authors discuss the barriers to attending and completing education and training programs that low-income parents face and the importance of increased federal investment in student aid programs. Finally, they recommend states and local governments leverage existing federal funds to provide additional services to parents and ensure that public assistance programs--particularly child care subsidies--are accessible to student-parents. (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01