Voices for Utah Children Articles
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Investing in Early Care and Education Professionals Will Strengthen Utah Child Care
Utah leaders should be investing in child care professionals through paid training and educational opportunities, refundable tax credits for people who provide care and learning opportunities directly to young children, and other direct incentives that...
- Type: Article
- Author: Anna Thomas
- Category: Updates & Blog
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Three Things Utah Can Do to Ensure Right-Sized Access to Full-Day Kindergarten
Parents want it. Kids benefit from it. Educators believe in it. So why don't Utah families have more access to full-day kindergarten? Our new report, "Three Things Utah Can Do to Ensure Right-Sized Access to Full-Day Kindergarten," explores the...
- Type: Article
- Author: Anna Thomas
- Category: Updates & Blog
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Increase Availability of Full-Day Kindergarten for Utah Children
The percentage of kindergarteners enrolled in full-day programs has nearly tripled since the late 1970s, jumping from 28 percent to 77 percent nationwide between 1977 and 2013. Although full-day kindergarten enrollment in the West is the lowest in the...
- Type: Article
- Author: Moe Hickey
- Category: Updates & Blog
