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Public Policy
The Hawaii Association for the Education of Young Children promotes national, state and local public policies that support a system of well-financed, high quality early childhood education programs in a range of settings, including child care centers, family child care homes, and schools. Using evidence-based research, HAEYC strives to advocate for quality early learning experiences for all keiki. Our goal is to improving the public's understanding, support, and funding of high quality programs serving young children and their families through public policy initiatives and public awareness efforts.
Federal Role in Early Childhood
The federal role in early childhood care and education and education is a critical one. These include:
-Partnering with states and local communities to help ensure equal education opportunity and excellence in early childhood education programs; -Providing resources targeted to national goals in early childhood education; -Protecting the civil rights of all children, families, and early childhood program personnel; and -Promoting research, data collection and analysis to improve early childhood education.
State Role in Early Childhood Education
The state government also has an important role in early childhood education. Some of the state's role is to:
-Promote effective state-level administration for quality early childhood education and related services; -Administer, oversee and regularly monitor systems relating to the quality of early childhood programs and services; -Establish requirements for credentials and professional licensure, including ongoing professional development; -Coordinate programs and services both within and among state agencies and other early childhood related agencies; -Undertake data collection, analysis, and evaluations of programs and services provided with state funds and disseminate the findings wisely.
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