Facilities for Early Care & Education Programs
Date Published: 11/10/2008
Author: Amy Gillman, Dave Raynor, Marie Young
Excerpt from: The NEXT American Opportunity: Good Policies for a Great America
Published by: Opportunity Finance Network
This chapter focuses on early care and education facilities, highlighting the role facilities play in creating program supply and promoting quality, and making the case for increased federal investment. The case study that accompanies the chapter features the work of Unified Vailsburg Services Organization to develop preschool facilities in Newark, NJ - projects that Newark LISC has supported collaboratively with other CDFI lenders.
Reprinted with permission. Opportunity Finance Network, The Next American Opportunity: Good Policies for a Great American (2008). www.NextAmericanOpportunity.org
Topics: Education, Children & Youth, --Child Care, --Educational Facilities, --Child Care, --Education
Type: Case study / model practice, Topical report, Trade Article