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Investing in the Future: Our Children
Polly Fassinger, Program Director North Dakota KIDS COUNT
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The brain is an environmental organ: its health and development are strongly shaped by the stimulation and interaction children receive, particularly during ages 0-5, a critical period of growth and learning.J. Clinton, 2007
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Quality child care is about child development
Quality child care builds developing brains
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Most children have working parents
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Access to child care is often limited
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Hours of operation are limited
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Spaces in child care facilities are often well below the number of children possibly needing care
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Child care is costly
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Child care adds to the state’s economic success
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2002 data
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Child care worker’s wages are relatively low
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One of the ramifications of workers’ low income is high job turnover
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How can the state create better futures for all of our children?
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10 million in aid to preschool 3.5 million to build or expand child-care
centers 1.5 million for mandatory background
checks for providers
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Increase access to child care◦Number of facilities, hours of operation
Increase profitability of child care◦Child-care workers’ wages◦Reimbursement to providers
Reduce costs of child care◦Families’ expenses
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Increase quality of child care◦Skilled and educated caregivers◦Safe, licensed facilities◦Low staff turnover
Support Early Childhood Education◦Preschool programs◦Head Start and Early Head Start programs
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Increase Access ◦ Governor Hoeven’s proposal ◦ Tax credits to businesses◦ Make child care more profitable
Increase Profitability◦ Increase reimbursement rates for providers◦ Provide financial incentives for child-care workers
Reduce Child-Care Costs◦ Create state child-care tax credit◦ Develop state Earned Income Tax Credit◦ Increase child-care assistance to low-income families
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Increase Quality of Child Care◦ More incentives for skilled, educated caregivers◦ Create incentives for using new Early Learning
Guidelines◦ More incentives for licensing◦ Incentives that reduce worker turnover
Support Early Childhood Education◦ Fund Head Start◦ Fund universal preschool in ND
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Speak to candidates, legislators
Vote for persons who make children a priority
Provide feedback & support during legislative sessions
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North Dakota KIDS COUNT 2008 Issues Guide
Available atwww.ndkidscount.org
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www.ndkidscount.org