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An article this week that caught my eye was on the “Deserts” in child care. The article was on the inequity of supply and demand in the growing of quality care programs. Being able to allow children the ability to attend programs that are of high quality is becoming an increasing issue. The study put into place by Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 2014 encourages the study and documentation of the progress being made to reduce the gaps of inequity of high quality, accessible care. The Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 2014 stated about the findings that “it is paramount that states and communities understand how to study child care supply and demand, analyze the findings, identify areas of child care deserts, and implement solutions” (Dobbins, 2016). Continued research in the inequities in the early learning field will be the way to decrease the gaps and educate those in the field.

Head Start has been discussed frequently lately through their ability to provide quality care to the low income families in the community. However, it is a program until I began this journey to achieve my masters I knew very little about. On the site I found an insightful article on Head Start and the creation of Child Care Partnerships. The article discussed the funding and the services provided to the families the program services. The strong ties the program makes to the community intrigues me as I continue to learn about the program.

Full Report can be found at:

http://usa.childcareaware.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Child-Care-Deserts-report-FINAL2.pdf

Reference:

Dionne Dobbins, PhD Jessica Tercha, Michelle McCready, MPP Anita Liu. (2016). Child Care Deserts: Developing Solutions to Child Care Supply and Demand. Retrieved from http://usa.childcareaware.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Child-Care-Deserts-report-FINAL2.pdf

Early Head Start-Child Care Partnerships. Retrieved from https://www.acf.hhs.gov/ecd/early-learning/ehs-cc-partnerships.