Houston Matters
How parents can navigate a transformed world of child care in Houston
Posted on · Collaborative for Children President and CEO Dr. Melanie Johnson has advice.
Tag: preschool
Immigration
Program Helps Immigrant Women In Houston Launch Child Care Businesses During The Pandemic
Posted on · Women left the workforce in droves after day cares and schools closed or went remote during the pandemic, exacerbating strains on affordable, accessible child care. But, a Houston-area program has empowered refugee and immigrant women to step up and fill the child care gap as entrepreneurs.
Education News
Quality Pre-K Can Improve Children’s Health, But Texas May Be Missing Out
Posted on · State standards for early education programs miss most of the national benchmarks for quality pre-K.
News
Six Months After Harvey, Many Families Are Still Struggling To Find Childcare
Posted on · A relief organization is now working to help childcare centers reopen so parents can go back to work
Full Show
Pre-K Funding, Labels, and Restaurant Weeks: Wednesday’s show (August 3, 2016)
Posted on · Back in 2015, lawmakers set aside some $130 million over two years for some pre-K programs in the state. But did House Bill 4 go far enough? The Austin-based think tank the Center for Public Policy Priorities recently suggested that, while research shows positive results for state-supported pre-K programs, Texas regularly receives low marks for […]
Houston Matters
What Are the Benefits of Full-Day Pre-K?
Posted on · Legislation recently filed in the Texas House would create an incentive payment system for school districts offering full-day prekindergarten programs. The measure provides additional state funding for districts that agree to adopt a number of policies for those programs. Almost half of school districts in the state currently fund full-day programs, even though the state […]
Arts InSight
Full-Day Pre-K and Bobby Whitlock: Thursday’s show (February 19, 2015)
Posted on · Legislation recently filed in the Texas House would create an incentive payment system for school districts offering full-day prekindergarten programs. The measure provides additional state funding for districts that agree to adopt a number of policies for those programs. Almost half of school districts in the state currently fund full-day programs, even though the state […]
Houston Matters
Study Indicates Teacher Training Important for Quality Pre-K
Posted on · A Houston-based nonprofit education program recently published a year-long study looking at an early literacy teacher training program. Neuhaus Education Centerâs project focused on workshops for HISD teachers in order to improve classroom instruction. Marybeth Flachbart, President & CEO of Neuhaus Education Center, tells us more about what the study says regarding the importance of […]