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Reports & Research

California County Scorecard of Children’s Well-Being, 2012

KIDS COUNT Data Book, 2012

California Report Card, 2011-12

 

The Impact of Industry Self-Regulation on the Nutritional Quality of Foods Advertised on Television to Children, 2009

Educationally/Insufficient? An Analysis of the Availability & Educational Quality of Children’s E/I Programming, 2008

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Facts & Figures

Quality teacher training that responds to current, evidence-based research is crucial to offering the best learning environment for students. Social and emotional learning incorporated into instructional strategies increases achievement and positive classroom behavior.

Staff turnover is a critical threat to sustaining supportive relationships. Program operators struggle to retain staff at every level, which often results in poor continuity with respect to program goals and relationships with children and collaborating agencies.

Asthma hospitalizations and deaths are largely preventable and can be avoided with proper prevention and management. Only 35% of children with asthma, however, have received an asthma management plan from their health care provider.

 

Over one-third (39%) of California’s zero-to-five population live in families where the most knowledgeable adult does not speak English well.

For every $1 spent on immunizations, as much as $29 can be saved in direct and indirect costs.

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Governor Signs SB 638, a Children Now Bill

Sep 21, 2006

Today, Governor Schwarzenegger signed Senate Bill 638, which greatly expands the availability of after school programs in California, ensures their quality and provides priority access to new funding for low-income schools. The bill was authored by Senator Tom Torlakson (D-Antioch) and co-sponsored by Children Now.

Commenting on the Governor’s signing their bill, Ted Lempert, Children Now’s president, said, “California’s children will now have much more access to safe and enriching after school programs.” He went on to say, “We urge all schools to begin preparing their applications today so that the children they serve can benefit from this opportunity.”

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