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ChildCare.gov is a comprehensive online resource designed to link parents, child care providers, researchers, policymakers and the general public with Federal Government sponsored child care and early learning information and resources both quickly and easily.
The Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) provides free or low-cost health coverage for more than 7 million children up to age 19. CHIP covers U.S. citizens and eligible immigrants.
To provide better service in alerting the American people to unsafe, hazardous or defective products, six federal agencies with vastly different jurisdictions have joined together to create www.recalls.gov -- a "one stop shop" for U.S. Government recalls.
In our last survey we asked parents "If you have child(ren) between the ages 0-5, how many nights per week do you read aloud to your child(ren)? Of the 503 parents that responded, here's what you said:
- 8% of you (42) said once per week
- 17% of you (88) said 2-3 times per week
- 20% of you (99) said 5 times per week
- 46% of you (232) said every night
- 5% of you (25) said hardly ever
- 3% of you (17) said never
Learning about books, reading and concepts of print are key to your child's readiness for kindergarten! When you read to your child regularly they learn about how to hold a book, they learn the difference between words and pictures, that lines of text are read from left to right and more! These are concepts they'll need to understand to enter kindergarten ready to learn! Get the Coalition's FREE 2011-2012 Kindergarten Readiness Calendar for a year's worth of tips, activities, and reading lists geared toward getting your child ready for kindergarten! Pick it up at any VPK registration site, or your early childhood provider!
