Connecticut Voices for Children

A Review of the Effects of Care 4 Kids Eligibility and Funding Changes in New Britain, by Peg Oliveira, PhD, CT Voices for Children Merrill Gay, New Britain Discovery Initiative, May 2005
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This report is an overview of early care and education in Connecticut, discussed in the context of child development, workforce development and in relation to Connecticut’s economic competitiveness. The report considers some of the financing challenges in assuring high quality care to children of pre-school age and the state’s role in this effort. Published in February 2003 by Connecticut Voices for Children.

A series of briefs that highlight the need for genuine system reform to achieve the goal of having all children ready for school and lifelong learning. (June 2007)

Published in June 2003 by Connecticut Voices for Children. This report summarizes the national literature on business engagement and provides case examples for six strategies businesses have used to engage at the national, state and community level on child care and school readiness issues and provides a look into Connecticut’s history of and opportunities for business engagement in early childhood issues.

This report summarizes data from the 1990 and 2000 Census about the distribution of child and family poverty among Connecticut’s 169 cities and towns and changes in this distribution over the 1990s. The report also places the findings in the context of other recently-released national reports on child and family poverty. Published in August 2002 by Connecticut Voices for Children.

This report summarizes Census data on child poverty and explains the strengths and limitations of various measures of child poverty. Published in November 2003 by Connecticut Voices for Children.

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This issue brief looks at Connecticut’s budget and some of the areas where spending has been reduced and proposes some general revenue solutions (a 38KB, 4-page document).

A presentation on how, when and why to use data, with examples of successes and sources given.
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This data sheet includes data on early care and education space and subsidy availability and utilization by town, including School Readiness, Care4Kids, preschool experience, Grade 3 CMT performance, and children with all parents working. (March 2007)

This report summarizes findings from CVC’s Early Care and Education research reports. This is the first edition of an occasional series called "Early Childhood Matters." Published in July 2003 by Connecticut Voices for Children.

Overview of new Fiscal Year 08 investments in early care and education, including trends and new investments and thoughts on what more needs to be done. (July 2007)

Produced by Connecticut Voices for Children. This primer provides a step-by-step guide for collecting and releasing data about children ages birth to 8 years and their families.
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This fact sheet produced by Connecticut Voices for Children provides a brief overview of HUSKY and whom it covers.

This informational flier outlines available services and encourages working families to apply for HUSKY for children, parents, and pregnant women. The flier is available in English, Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, Haitian Creole, Polish, and Vietnamese. The flier was produced by the Covering Connecticut’s Kids and Families Coalition, coordinated by Connecticut Voices for Children.

This paper reviews strategies that may be useful in reducing some of the administrative, accounting and reporting burdens of running child care centers, allowing them to re-direct needed resources. (November 2005)

Ready, Set, Grow ... CT Kids! is a statewide, multi-year communications and mobilizing campaign with the goal of ensuring that all children born in Connecticut beginning in 2004 will enter kindergarten healthy, eager to learn, and ready for school success.

Presentation for the The Impact of Policy and Budget Changes on Local Communities workshop at the 2005 Stone Soup Conference.
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