Breaking Down Barriers: Project Overview and Preliminary Impressions from Site Visits

CLASP's Breaking Down Barriers project is intended to address the barriers immigrant families face in accessing high-quality early education programs. This presentation offers background and preliminary impressions from CLASP's site visits in sample states across the country and interviews...

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Published in:Policy File 2006
Main Authors: Jang, Deeana, Matthews, Hannah
Format: Report
Language:English
Subjects:
Center for Law and Social Policy
Children & youth/Families & family life
Immigration
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Summary:CLASP's Breaking Down Barriers project is intended to address the barriers immigrant families face in accessing high-quality early education programs. This presentation offers background and preliminary impressions from CLASP's site visits in sample states across the country and interviews with immigrant-serving organizations, immigrant community leaders, policymakers, and others. Challenges and barriers identified include: too few connections between early education providers and immigrant-serving organizations; too few bilingual and bicultural providers; and a lack of affordable, high-quality programs in communities.