Early Childhood, Press Releases
Peter Clark
Statement on Gov. Abbott Opening Child Care

State must closely monitor health concerns and provide federal funds to providers

Statement on Gov. Abbott Opening Child Care
Blog, Child Health
Peter Clark
Over a Million Texans May Lose Insurance Under ...

By now, we all know that Monday’s CBO report estimated that the Senate health care bill ("BCRA") will increase the number of uninsured Americans by 22 million. And now we’re starting to see some estimates of what that would look like in Texas.

Early Childhood, Blog
Texans Care for Children
Local Research on Texas Pre-k Grants Provides ...

Districts urged the Legislature to provide adequate and predicable funding for boosting pre-k quality.

Early Childhood, Testimony
Andrea Brauer
Sunset Advisory Commission Report of the Texas ...

Testimony to the Sunset Advisory Commission

Texans Care for Children, among other suggestions, recommends Establishing an Office of Learning at the Texas Education Agency.

In The News: Report Says Child Protective Service Workers Are Overloaded, Urges Overhaul

Special masters hired by the state to scrutinize the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services say the embattled agency should increase its focus on improving the timeliness in seeing children under its care — one of about 56 recommendations it made in a report released Friday.

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Report Shows Thousands of Texas Babies & Toddlers with Disabilities Left Out of Services During Years of State Cuts to ECI Funding

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A new report shows that Texas’ youngest children with disabilities and developmental delays have been left out of critical services during years of state cuts to Early Childhood Intervention (ECI) and new Medicaid reimbursement rate cuts for children’s therapies.

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Texans Watching as State Leaders Face First Test on Strengthening CPS & Protecting Kids

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For weeks and months – and we would say years – headlines across the state and legislative hearings have shown that the state is failing to protect children at risk of abuse or neglect and failing to ensure that children entering foster care have a safe home and appropriate services to help them heal. Fortunately, state leaders have taken note and made clear that protecting kids is now one of their top priorities.

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Comments to DFPS on Nutrition & Staff-Child Ratios in Child Care Standards

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Comments to the Department of Family and Protective Services, Child Care Licensing

DFPS must prioritize improvements in group size and child-to-caregiver ratios; nutrition and food service; developmental activities and activity plans; and professional development.