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Access to Children's Healthcare
Idaho KIDS COUNT Data Report:
2008 Early Childhood Data Report
This Idaho KIDS COUNT Data Report measures 20 data indicators to assess how Idaho young children are faring.
Access to Quality Child Care
Idaho KIDS COUNT Policy Brief:
The Status of Child Care in Idaho
This Policy Brief is the first in a four-part series which examines the need for child care in Idaho; the availability of quality child care settings; and the status of public supports to assist low-income working parents with child care need.
Idaho KIDS COUNT Policy Brief:
Affordability of Child Care in Idaho
This Policy Brief is the second in a four-part series which examines the need for child care in Idaho; the availability of quality child care settings; and the status of public supports to assist low-income working parents with child care need.
NEW Idaho KIDS COUNT Policy Brief:
Quality Child Care in Idaho
This Policy Brief is one of a four-part series which examines the need for child care in Idaho; the availability of quality child care settings; and the status of public supports to assist low-income working parents with child care need.
NEW Idaho KIDS COUNT Policy Brief:
Idaho's Quality Child Care Rating System
This Policy Brief is one of a four-part series which examines the need for child care in Idaho; the availability of quality child care settings; and the status of public supports to assist low-income working parents with child care need.
Public Perceptions of Early Care and Education: Statewide Public Opinion Poll
A statewide survey by the Boise State University Social Science Research Center which measures public attitudes about early care and education issues and the need for increased public support for child care and early education programs.
Idaho - A Special Supplement to Education Week's Quality Counts 2008
Investing in Disadvantaged Young Children Is Good Economics and Good Public Policy
James Heckman, University of Chicago. Testimony before the Joint Economic Committee. June 23, 2007
Reader's View: Idaho needs tighter rules for those who watch kids.
An op-ed written by Linda Jensen, director of Idaho KIDS COUNT and published in the Idaho Statesman on August 8, 2008.
Kinship Care
Idaho KIDS COUNT Policy Brief: Grand Families Count in Idaho
This policy brief explores the legal, economic, and social issues for caregivers raising their relative children in Idaho.
Idaho KINCARE Coalition brochure
A State Fact Sheet for Grandparents and Other Relatives Raising Children
Is Kinship Care Good for Kids?
Informational report done by CLASP (Center for Law and Social Policy).
Casey Family Programs: Kinship Care White Paper
NEW Idaho KIDS COUNT Policy Brief: Quality Child Care in Idaho
This policy brief is part of a four-part series which examines the need for child care in Idaho; the availability of quality child care settings; and the status of public supports to assist low-income working parents with child care need.
NEW Idaho KIDS COUNT Policy Brief: Idaho's Quality Child Care Rating System
This policy brief is part of a four-part series which examines the need for child care in Idaho; the availability of quality child care settings; and the status of public supports to assist low-income working parents with child care need.
NEW Idaho KIDS COUNT Data Report: 2008 Early Childhood Data Report
This data report measures 20 data indicators to assess how Idaho young children are faring.
3rd Annual IVC Fall Forum Forum a Success!
The 3rd Annual IVC Fall Forum was held on October 24, 2008 in Boise. Click here for more information on this event.
NATIONAL REPORT:
Kids' Share 2008: How Children Fare in the Federal Budget: Kids to Receive Declining Share of Federal Spending
Kids' Share 2008, a second annual report by the Urban Institute, looks comprehensively at trends in federal spending and tax expenditures on children. Key findings suggest that historically children have not been a budget priority. In 2007, this trend continued, as children's spending did not keep pace with GDP growth. Absent a policy change, children's spending will continue to be squeezed in the next decade.
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