The topic of interest to me was funding in the early
childhood field. In narrowing this topic
down I asked the following questions?
How can access to funding improve the quality of services provided? When
funding is readily available, how can early childhood programs use the funding?
And finally, what types of funding opportunities are available to early
childhood programs?
I chose this topic because it is a problem that many
programs deal with. Having enough money
to buy supplies, pay qualified, quality staff, and have child care tuition that
is affordable is something that is of importance is any early child care
program but locating funding sources is a major concern. As I have worked in the early childhood field
over that past 25 years I know personal several programs that suffer from the
lack of funding thus forcing them to go out of business. I think when programs are equipped with
enough funding they are able to supply the services to children and their
families.
As early childhood professionals, what resources have you
explored, dealt with, or received money from in order to improve a child care
program you worked with? Do you have any
referrals or contacts that you you would recommend to me that I could pass
along to the provider community as an avenue to acquire funding for their
program? What insight can you give me in
my quest of researching funding for early childhood programs?
Quandra,
ReplyDeleteYou chose a very interested topic also. Funding is very well needed to support programs in the early childhood field. Each individual child should have the opportunities to experience learning from high quality programs, and with the right amount of funding, it should not be a problem. Good Job!!
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Quandra, I think Funding for Early Childhood Care in Education is importanta, and I read about some Federal Programs that support : Head Start,The Child Care DevelopmentFund (CCDF, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF, Social Serveces Block Grant(SSBG).Hope this help! Good Luck!
ReplyDeleteMaria
Hey Quandra! Funding is a huge issue especially in critical needs schools, like the one I work for. Early childhood education in most places lack adequate funding, however in some public schools I read that the Title I funding could possibly be used to help fund early childhood education. Maybe you could look into researching that when you get started. Funding is also a great topic to research and I look forward to reading some of your work when you’re done.
ReplyDeleteFunding is always top priority in the early childhood field. Without proper funding high quality early childhood is not possible. As early childhood leaders it is our responsibility to promote and advocate for the youngest of learners.
ReplyDeleteQuandra,
ReplyDeleteYou have chosen a very interesting topic to research. With programs like Head Start recently loosing millions of dollars in funding, I feel that it is important that we find other resources to make up for the lost of goverment funding before programs like Head start disappear totally.
Hello Rashidalott I think you have a great topic because I am laid-off right now because of the lack of fundings. I am praying for Head Start because many people will lose their jobs. You are so right about the funding of our programs. Many are closing down.
ReplyDeleteQuandra,
ReplyDeleteFunding is such an important topic. With the amount of funding that Head Start and Early Head Starts were just cut is horrible. Funding is always a concern. I would love to own my own center but the big hold up is the funding. I cant wait to hear more about your topic.