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		<title>Iowa recognizes the need for high-quality preschools</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Aug 2010 16:00:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Erin Egan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Schools need help preparing students for success in college
The Des Moines Register featured this editorial delineating the need for high-quality preschools:
Imagine the outrage if only 10 percent of Iowa students taking the ACT were likely ready for biology in college. Or just 15 percent for algebra, 27 percent for social sciences and barely more than [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Littlest Redshirts Sit out Kindergarten</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Aug 2010 16:00:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Erin Egan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Parents look to give their children a head start
After all those attentive early childhood rituals — the flashcards, the Kumon, the Dora the Explorer, the mornings spent in cutting-edge playgrounds — who wouldn’t want to give their children a head start when it’s finally time to set off for school?
Suzanne Collier, for one. Rather than [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Private tutors for preschool admissions: We&#8217;re not kidding!</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Aug 2010 16:00:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Erin Egan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[What&#8217;s the world coming to?
The San Francisco Times blog recently wrote about a &#8220;New York Times story about parents in Manhattan who are hiring private tutors to prep their kids for preschool entry tests.  Think about it. Is this news all that surprising? Parents are already forking over cash to help their young saplings get [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Preschool reading skills can be improved with PBS</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Aug 2010 16:00:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Erin Egan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Public Media&#8217;s Impact on Young Readers &#8211; It&#8217;s Time for a Fresh Look
For the average middle-class American, it might be hard to comprehend just how devastating the effects of poverty are on children’s early literacy development. But the social and educational deficits poor children must overcome to learn to read are all too clear from [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Illinois Preschool &#8220;Round-Up&#8221; Offers Parents an Assessment</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Aug 2010 16:00:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Erin Egan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Illinois Preschool “Round-Up” is back
The Carmi-White County schools are conducting a preschool round-up for children ages 3 to 5 and not yet enrolled in public schools. The round-up consists of a screening to check each child&#8217;s progress in hearing, vision, speech, language and coordination skills.
&#8220;This will give parents a better idea of how their child [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Encouraging Preschool Reading Skills at your Childcare Center</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Aug 2010 11:00:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Erin Egan</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General Child Care]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Do the preparation you give to your daycare children make a difference?  You bet they do!
As the 4 year olds arrive at the Mountain View Parent Nursery School, they pick out their nametags and hand them to teacher Betsy Nikolchev to fasten. &#8220;Great job finding your name, Elaine,&#8221; Nikolchev says. &#8220;How did you know that says [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Los Angeles Universal Preschool touts benefits of preschool</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Jul 2010 13:32:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Erin Egan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[LAUP study touts social, behavioral benefits of preschool, even for a short time
No one ever has to preach the virtues of preschool to local parent Alex Vogel &#8211; he&#8217;s seen the benefits that come with early education through his own young son, Diego.  A year and a half ago, the extremely shy Diego started at [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Wisest investment a community can make is in Early Childhood Education</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 04 Jul 2010 16:02:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Erin Egan</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Benefits of quality early child care]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Funding preschool programs now will pay significant dividends later
&#8220;What comes to mind when you think of a &#8220;wise investment in the future&#8221;? Would it surprise you that one of the best financial investments a community can make is early childhood education? Early education programs, such as Pre-K Counts, Keystone STARS, Child Care Works, Early Intervention, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How do you get volunteers to your preschool or child care center?  Ask.</title>
		<link>http://www.childcareinsuranceprofessionals.com/how-do-you-get-volunteers-to-your-preschool-or-child-care-center-ask/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 27 Jun 2010 16:00:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Erin Egan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Local volunteers come to read to Montessori preschoolers
Reading to children increases their vocabulary and helps kids develop into readers. That is why Community Cooperative Ministries Hands and Hearts Montessori preschool started a new volunteer reading program at the end of each week.  Each Friday between 10:45 a.m. and 2:15 p.m., the preschool invites community volunteers [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mississippi looks to measure quality and outcomes of child-care initiatives</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Jun 2010 16:00:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Erin Egan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Child-care quality, outcomes targeted in pilot project
At age 2, Jalea Kidd is counting to 10 in Swahili and learning American Sign Language.  &#8220;It blew my mind because I took sign language in undergraduate. When she associates a word with the sign, it&#8217;s awesome,&#8221; said Janear Kidd, Jalea&#8217;s mother.
Jalea attends Leaps and Bounds Developmental Academy, one [...]]]></description>
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