Early Childhood Education and
the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act for
Hispanics
email smoore55@asu.edu
ARRA RECOMMENDATIONS FOR ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS
HEAD START & EARLY HEAD START OPPORTUNITIES
The links below provide funding opportunities for Head Start and Early Head Start programs allowing stakeholders to access the $2.1 billion funds made available under the 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.
- From the Office of Head Start — a news release announcing how the $2.1 billion in funds, made available to Head Start under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), will be used. To read this news release, please visit the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) website. Additionally, synopses of both the Head Start expansion and the Early Head Start expansion announcements are available. Visit the grants.gov website to view both synopses: HHS-2009-ACF-OHS-SH-0087 and HHS-2009-ACF-OHS-SH-0089.
- PI 09-06 Head Start Funding Increase
...Start Funding Increase ACF-PI-HS-09-06.pdf U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES 1. Log No. ACF-PI-HS-09-06 2. Issuance Date: 04/02/2009 Last Modified: 04/02/2009 - PI 09-06 Head Start Funding Increase
...on both Head Start and Early Head Start expansion will be shared with grantees in the near future. Improving the compensation and Last Modified: 04/03/2009
PROFILES OF QUALITY SCHOOLS AND PROGRAMS FOR HISPANICS
The following schools and programs represent serious efforts to strengthen Hispanic achievement. Although these schools and programs have not been evaluated for demonstrated improvements in school readiness or in literacy-based parenting, they are presented as examples of programs that may be meeting the needs of Hispanic children and families.
Programs
- Abbott Schools
- AVANCE
- Los Angeles Universal Preschool (LAUP)
Camino Nuevo Charter Academy Preschool
Little Stars Preschool - Project Flame
Schools
PAPERS
Latino Families and Early Education
• MS-Word
Hispanic Students' Educational Experiences and Opportunities During
Kindergarten
• PDF
Latino Infants and Their Families: A National Perspective of Protective and Risk Factors for Development
• PDF
Dual-Language Programs in US Schools
• Executive summary (PDF or
MS-Word)
• Full document (PDF)
ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY THEMES
Academic achievement in early education, K-3
Adobe PDF | MS Word
English language learners (ELL) and bilingual students in schools
Adobe PDF | MS Word
Families, health, and early education
Adobe PDF | MS Word
Hispanic parent involvement and academic gains
Adobe PDF | MS Word
Pre-kindergarten programs and child care
Adobe PDF | MS Word
Teacher quality in early education
Adobe PDF | MS Word
