The Council on Children and Families has been awarded an $8.7 million one-year federal Preschool Development Birth Through Five grant.

Read the application and  Learn more …

Read the Brief

This brief provides child care, Head Start and Pre-Kindergarten programs and others with information about how to identify federal and New York State requirements to severely limit and/or prohibit the use of suspensions and expulsions and to address children’s social, emotional and behavioral health and strengthen relationships with families.

In its latest KIDS COUNT® policy report, the Annie E. Casey Foundation highlights the needs and challenges of the more than 6 million young adult parents and their children living in the United States. Opening Doors for Young Parents illustrates the challenges young parents encounter especially in a changing economy. For example, young parents (ages 18-24) are more likely to work full-time than nonparents, but their median annual family income is just $23,000 — only slightly above the federal poverty level for a family of three. Some 69 percent of the children of young parents live in low-income families.

New York Congressional District 2018 Profiles are HERE!!

The NY KIDS COUNT team has highlighted the US Census American Community Survey data for each of the 27 Congressional Districts. What do our Congressional District populations look like? How many children are living in families that are below the poverty level? Find out more about each of the Congressional District here.

This interactive dashboard shows Foster Care - admissions, in-care and discharges by county and race. The map shows Foster Care rates by county. Click a county on the map and you will see the breakdown by race. You will see the bubble chart highlight the percentages by race for that county and the whisker chart shows where that county falls in comparison with all other counties for that race category. The rates are fairly consistent for each indicator, however, when you examine these data by race, we see much more variation. Across all three indicators we see that African American children are more likely to experience foster care—in just about any county.

State Trends in Child Well-being

The Casey Foundation's 2018 KIDS COUNT® Data Book warns that the 2020 census is mired in challenges that could shortchange the official census count by at least 1 million kids younger than age 5. This discrepancy would put hundreds of millions of federal dollars at risk and, in doing so, underfund programs that are critical for family stability and opportunity.

The Data Book also looks at trends in child well-being during a period that saw continued improvement in economic well-being but mixed results in the areas of health, education and family and community factors.

The Every Student Present website has been modified to include more comprehensive information and tools for parents and educators.  The section of the website designed for parents offers a wide range of information for dealing with the many issues that keep children from school. The Educators and Community Coalitions section offers extensive information, how-to strategies and resources for reducing chronic absence.  

Every Student Present is a public awareness campaign developed by the Council on Children and Families.

Localities Impact the 2020 Census Now!

Localities don’t miss your chance to directly impact the Census. Complete Count Committees are being formed now. Your participation is encouraged. Don’t miss this opportunity—participate in your local Complete Count Committee for 2020 Census. Learn more at http://bit.ly/NYCENSUS2020.

The Council on Children and Families maintains the NYS Child Care and After School Program Locator - nyschildcare.org. This website provides multiple tools and contact information to assist parents in their search for child care. 

nyschildcare.org

Child care locations were updated in June 2018.

The Council on Children and Families hosts the NYS Parent Guide Website. This website is your guide for the first five years of your parenting journey. Whether you are the mother or father (through birth, adoption, or foster care), a grandparent, partner, family friend, aunt or uncle with parenting responsibilities, what you say and do in your role as a parent matters. 

A PDF version of the Parent Guide is also available for download.

Promoting Social and Emotional Competence in New York's Children

Training! Leadership Coaching! Classroom Coaching!

EIP scholarships! QSNY funding!

All child serving settings are invited to learn about the Pyramid Model as a way to support children’s social and emotional development and prevent challenging behaviors before they start. Click here for details.

Helping Head Start Providers Find & Serve Children who are Experiencing Homelessness

Children who are homeless are categorically eligible for early Head Start and Head Start.

The Council and our partners at NYS TEACHS developed a tipsheet for Early Head Start and Head Start providers with resources and technical assistance to help conduct outreach and recruit families who may be temporarily housed.

The 2017 Race for Results policy report explores the intersection of children, opportunity, race and immigration. The report features updated data for the Race for Results Index, which measures how children are progressing on key milestones by race and ethnicity at the national and state levels.

The report also explores the significant barriers facing children in immigrant families and offers recommendations for helping children in these families secure the stability, economic resources and opportunities all of the nation's children need to thrive.

We also invite you to look at the 2017 New York KIDS COUNT Data resource.