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Early Childhood News

6/28/18

Owners of Lincoln, Omaha child care centers accused of theft, money laundering, Lincoln Journal-Star

6/27/18

NU Board to consider early childhood center addition at UNK, Nebraska TV

6/6/18

Commentary: There are no losers when we invest in early child care, Lincoln Journal-Star

6/5/18

U.S. Department of Ed approves Nebraska's education improvement plan, Lincoln Journal-Star

6/5/18

YPS Summer Food Program in full swing, Grand Island Independent

6/3/18

Don’t let kids do the ‘summer slide’, Grand Island Independent

5/30/18

Nebraska efforts aim to strengthen care for troubled children, and 'it's working,' Ricketts says, Kearney Hub

5/28/18

Gilmore: Masters Elementary program aims to cut down on student suspensions, Omaha World-Herald

5/27/18

Midlands Voices: State of Nebraska should do more to support its public schools, Omaha World-Herald

5/25/18

Reading program gets off to rocking start, Grand Island Independent

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Media Contact

Michael Medwick
mmedwick@firstfivenebraska.org
(402) 261-9671, ext. 105

First Five Nebraska
Cornhusker Office Plaza
301 South 13th Street, Suite 600
Lincoln, NE 68508

E-Newsletters

June 2018

What's Inside:

  • Nebraska works toward an Early Childhood Integrated System (ECIDS)
  • New Sixpence child care partnership grants awarded
  • Nebraska's Early Learning Guidelines revised

May 2018

What's Inside:

  • Nebraska Senators begin work on interim studies
  • Nebraska Family Child Care Association celebrates 30 years
  • Senior Policy Associate Jen Goettemoeller Departs FFN

April 2018

What's Inside:

  • Nebraska Legislature adjourns sine die; our Legislative Highlights report details early childhood bills and 2% cuts to early childhood programs
  • Reductions to early childhood funding pose a problem in the long term. Studies show quality early childhood programs can reduce later incarceration rates by as much as half.
  • We co-sponsored the recent Early Childhood Research Summit spotlighting NU-affiliated research and its influence on policy and practice 
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