Sharing Web Resources

As I explored other links on the Pre-K Now: A Campaign of the Pew Center on the States website I discovered information under issues. I chose the link on families.

 The link on families addresses how The Obama administration is trying to expand a voluntary home visiting program. This program will match parents with professionals who are trained to provide information and support to them while they are pregnant and throughout the child’s first three years of life.

Children have to be healthy to learn and enjoy everyday activities. Dental care is the highest unmet need among children. Pre-K Now has a dental care program that helps low-income families have access to high-quality dental care. This program has expanded the number of professionals providing this care.

There wasn’t any information that added to my understanding of equity and excellence in early child care education.

An insight I’ve gained is about the home visiting program. When the Pre-K Now center did research on the program, they found that when this program is done when the child is an infant or toddler there is better child development in pre-k. There were also better child outcomes when the child was in fifth grade, and there were more inspiring and nurturing home environments in pre-k and fifth grade. This is good to know. Family involvement is healthy for the well-being of the child. When a child starts school they should be prepared to learn.