Alliance members are speaking up for two bold early childhood proposals - in Connecticut, the Office of Early Childhood and nationally, the president's early childhood proposals. This letter, submitted by Gail Nolan, ran May 23 in the Hartford Courant.

Alliance members are speaking up for two bold early childhood proposals - in Connecticut, the Office of Early Childhood and nationally, the president's early childhood proposals. This letter, submitted by Barbara Garvin-Kester, ran in the Stamford Advocate on May 23.

Gesell Institute was featured in an article about its new App to help adults with ideas to engage children ages 3-6 in developmentally-appropriate activities. The article ran in the New Haven Register on May 12.

Alliance members are speaking up for two bold ideas regarding early childhood - one is local, the Office of Early Childhood, and the second is national, the president's early childhood proposal.

A glimpse at the home visiting program in Virginia and how it has changed the lives of families and young children.

Dr Perri Klass says poverty should be looked at as a disease - thwarting growth and development, robbing children of the healthy, happy futures they might otherwise expect.

This fourth annual early care progress report on Connecticut’s early care and education system finds that funding for early childhood has remained stagnant in recent years. However, there are signs of progress, including increased investment in the current fiscal year and improvements in some measures of quality.

The federal government is proposing an overhaul for child care centers across the country, when it comes to beefing up safety standards.

Deborah Delisle, Assistant Secretary for Elementary and Secondary Education at the US Department of Education, toured several Meriden schools on May 10. Among the tour highlights, Delisle, a Connecticut native, saw the new sensory room for children with autism and the brand-new full-day kindergarten wing, both at Hanover School. The Alliance helped ensure media coverage of the event.

During this Mental Health Awareness Month (with Children's Mental Health Awareness Day on May 9), Child Health and Development Institute of Connecticut (CHDI) offers resources to parents and caregivers seeking mental health guidance for children. This blog was posted on 29 Connecticut Patch sites, either as a blog or an announcement/board. It ran on sites including Hamden, Norwalk, Farmington, West Hartford, Avon, Simsbury, Windsor, Bethel, Danbury, Brookfield, Ellington-Somers, Tolland, Monroe, Newtown, Weston-Redding-Easton, Branford and Middletown.