Friday, April 19, 2024
4/19/2024
New York City has the largest number of preschool children in poverty of any city in the nation. These children are at great risk of failure in school because they lack school readiness and because their parents lack access to information about available resources for early learning. There is increased potential for a system of integrated early care and education in New York City. Universal pre-kindergarten is being implemented throughout the city, Head Start programs are expanding, and increased funding and expansion of child-care services are underway. A new master plan for the city's Administration for Children's Services lays out future directions for city child care and Head Start, as well as for child welfare services. New private sector initiatives focus on systemic quality improvement in early care and education. This project will promote collaborative service delivery models, as well as meet the needs of New York City by: (1) creating collaborative programs that will offer a comprehensive range of services; (2) increasing the number of full-day early learning programs such as Head Start and universal pre-kindergarten; (3) supporting collaborative programs and neighborhood initiatives toward early learning; and (4) both informing parents of the early learning resources available in their communities, as well as engaging parents in discussion to improve the services delivery.
HHS’ Tracking Accountability in Government Grants System (TAGGS) website provides access to detailed descriptions of grants, loans, aggregated direct payments and other types of financial assistance awarded by the HHS Operating Divisions (OPDIVs) and the Office of the Secretary Staff Divisions (STAFFDIVs).
