2011 Iowa AEYC Annual Institute
October 13- 15
Partnering for Increasing Quality in Times of ChangeGo to the IAEYC website for detailed conference information, including registration forms and descriptions of EVERY planned presentation.
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Parents and the High Cost of Child Care
From NACCRRA - Parents and the High Cost of Child Care: 2011 Update provides information about the cost of child care from a recent survey of Child Care Resource and Referral (CCR&R) State Networks offices and local agencies. Child care costs were reported for infants, 4-year-olds, and school-age care in centers and family child care home
The report also compares the cost of child care to household income, expenses and college tuition. To learn more, download the following materials: ______________________
Child and Family Policy Center/Every Child Counts Announces: Outreach Coordinator and Policy Advocate position available! Due to retirement and other job opportunities out of state, we need to fill an entry level position within the Every Child Counts Advocacy Network! Click here to read the job description and application information.
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Step Up for Kids 2011
Time to register!!!
October 3-7, 2011 is STEP UP FOR KIDS WEEK! Join us for: - Advocacy, Messaging and Coalition Building Training
- How to Make Your Vote Count
- Free Lunch
All events will begin at 10:00 a.m. and end by 1:30 p.m. Click on the sites below for specific information. October 3rd - Burlington October 4th - Dubuque October 5th - Ames October 6th - Council Bluffs October 7th - CarrollĀ TO REGISTER (by September 28):
Please send your name, home address (including zip code), email address, organization name, and which training city you will be attending to: stepupiowa@everychildmatters.org. What is Step Up for Kids Week? This is the fourth annual special, non-partisan, nation-wide event, sponsored by the Every Child Matters Education Fund (ECMEF) and is co-sponsored by many other national, state, and local organizations LIKE US! It will bring thousands of people together during the week of October 4-7, to show widespread public support for a shift in priorities toward children and families. It will call upon the Administration, Congress, State Legislators, Governors, Mayors, and local officials to make our nation's children a top priority. Events will take place on the steps of the state capitols and other appropriate venues as well as in Washington, DC.
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Iowa Ranks 8th in Latest National Kids Count Child Well-Being Report
Iowa ranks 8th nationally in the 2011 Kids Count report on child well-being, a drop of two places from last year's report. The 22nd annual KIDS COUNT Data Book, released August 17 by the Annie E. Casey Foundation, compares and ranks the 50 states on ten indicators of child well-being. Iowa ranks second in the nation on two indicators: the percent of children without secure parental employment (22 percent) and the percent of teens not attending school and not working (6 percent). Iowa has shown improvement since 2000 on three other indicators: the teen death rate, infant mortality rate and child death rate, which decreased 27 percent, 15 percent and 14 percent, respectively. Iowa, however, saw significant increases in the share of children living in poverty and in single-parent families, 23 percent and 16 percent, respectively, since 2000. The share of babies born at low birthweight increased 8 percent in that period, while the remaining two indicators - teen birth rate and percent of teens not in school and not high-school graduates - remained unchanged.
For more information:
2011 Iowa Profile Sheet
2011 National Kids Count Data book
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Sheila Hansen
Every Child Counts
shansen@cfpciowa.org
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