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Promoting Equity and Support for the Whole Family Through the New NICU Discharge Preparation and Transition Planning Guidelines
Promoting equity and support for the whole family through neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) is a component of family-centered NICU… Julia Yeary, Cross Plains, Wisconsin Vincent C. Smith, Boston Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts; Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine Abstract There is an…
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PERSPECTIVES: Breaking New Ground: Massachusetts’ Efforts to Build Diversity-Informed, Reflective, and Relational Infant and Early Childhood Systems
Reflective supervision/consultation is widely recognized as best practice in infant and early childhood mental health services.… Home Abstract Massachusetts has a long history of public–private partnership in infant and early childhood mental health (IECMH) focused on interagency collaboration and investment to advance policy and…
New Economic Development Bill to Help Massachusetts Families and Child Care Programs
A new bill aimed at supporting economic development in Massachusetts was signed into law by Governor Charlie Baker last month. The… A new bill aimed at supporting economic development in Massachusetts was signed into law by Governor Charlie Baker last month. The law adds 150 million dollars…
New Report Reveals Economic and Care Disparities, Continued Mental and Emotional Distress Among Nation’s Babies and Families
ZERO TO THREE report shows 41% of low-income families saw earnings decline in 2021, and that access to childcare remains… ZERO TO THREE report shows 41% of low-income families saw earnings decline in 2021, and that access to childcare remains a challenge The mental and…
Places for All Babies: Home-Based Child Care is an Essential Part of the Solution - Massachusetts
The decision to leave one’s child in the care of another adult is one of the most challenging and deeply… In 2021, there were over 11 million infants and toddlers in the United States—equaling 3.5% of the country’s population. Almost 63% of these children had…
Communities Create Early Childhood Offices
While it is becoming more and more common for states to create statewide early childhood offices, we are also seeing… Two recent examples include: • Montgomery County, Maryland: In February of this year, the Montgomery County Council approved Bill 42-21. The bill requires the Council to designate a…