The White House plan to expand access to child care could transform the system. Teacher aid Yenny Ramirez prepares children for nap time last month at Cypress Hills Child Care Corporation in Brooklyn.Credit…Kirsten Luce for The New York Times The last time America came close to creating a national child care system was in 1971.
Last month, Secretary Barbara Cooper was invited to speak virtually at a bipartisan Congressional briefing coordinated by the First Five Years Fund regarding Alabama’s experience implementing the Birth To 5 Preschool Development Grant (PDG B-5). PDG B-5, also known as the First Class Foundations Program, seeks to inspire, support, and deliver a cohesive, comprehensive, mixed
Governor Ivey Announces NIEER Ranks Alabama First Class Pre-K as Nation’s Highest Quality Program for 15th Consecutive Year Governor Kay Ivey, as part of the 2019 inaugural initiative to promote children reading, visited a First Class Pre-K class at Huffman Academy Friday January 10, 2019 in Birmingham, Ala. Governor Ivey read, The Very Hungry Caterpillar,
Gov. Ivey: NIEER again ranks First Class Pre-K as nation’s best (Source: WSFA 12 News) By Jonathan Grass | April 19, 2021 at 3:43 PM EDT – Updated April 19 at 3:59 PM MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) – Gov. Kay Ivey says the National Institute for Early Education Research (NIEER) has ranked Alabama First Class Pre-K
Alabama First Class Pre-K ranked highest quality state program for 15th straight year Posted: Apr 19, 2021 / 10:58 AM CDT / Updated: Apr 19, 2021 / 10:58 AM CDT ALABAMA – Early education in Alabama continues to lead the pack. Gov. Kay Ivey announced Monday that the state’s First Class Pre-K program was ranked
Gov. Ivey: NIEER again ranks First Class Pre-K as nation’s best (Source: WSFA 12 News) By Jonathan Grass | April 19, 2021 at 2:43 PM CDT – Updated April 19 at 2:59 PM MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) – Gov. Kay Ivey says the National Institute for Early Education Research (NIEER) has ranked Alabama First Class Pre-K
Alabama Pre-K enrollment down during pandemic, still highly-ranked by national group Alabama’s First Class Pre-K program again has won national accolades for the 15th consecutive year. The National Institute for Early Education Research’s annual report, released Monday, found Alabama is one of only six top-ranking states meeting benchmarks for curriculum standards, teacher training and class
Alabama First Class Pre-k program ranked nation’s best for 15th straight year Governor Kay Ivey on Monday announced that the National Institute for Early Education Research (NIEER) has ranked Alabama First Class Pre-K as the nation’s highest quality state pre-kindergarten program for the 15th consecutive year. “Ensuring our youngest learners have a strong start to
Alabama expanding effort to improve pre-K through 3rd grade learning Updated Mar 23, 2021; Posted Mar 23, 2021 A First Class Pre-K classroom in Attalla City Schools. (Alabama School Readiness Alliance) By Mike Cason | mcason@al.com Thirty-four more Alabama classrooms are adopting a program for prekindergarten through third grade that officials say aims to
Alabama to fund 34 new P-3 classrooms, bringing total to 208 Another 34 classrooms are being added to Alabama’s Pre-K through 3rd grade Integrated Approach to Early Learning program, or P-3. (Source: Hawaii News Now) By WSFA Staff | March 23, 2021 at 1:49 PM CDT – Updated March 23 at 1:50 PM MONTGOMERY, Ala.