Author: Carey McCann

States’ Growing Commitment to Preventing Young Children’s Expulsion from Early Care and Education Programs: RESULTS OF A 50-STATE POLICY SURVEY

Post author Sheila Smith, Uyen (Sophie) Nguyen, Maribel R. Granja, Carey McCann
Project Early Care and Education Suspension and Expulsion Prevention Policy;
Publication Type Report
Post date October 12, 2021

This report examines features of states’ expulsion and suspension prevention policies, based on survey responses and interviews with selected states. The results point to the widespread efforts states are making to develop and implement expulsion prevention policies. Features of policies are varied, and include supports for programs (e.g., professional development, early childhood mental health consultation), […]

The Voices of Michigan’s Early Care and Education Teachers: Children’s Challenging Behavior, Expulsion, Disparities, and Needed Program Supports

Post author Maribel R. Granja, Sheila Smith, Carey McCann
Project Early Care and Education Suspension and Expulsion Prevention Policy;
Publication Type Report
Post date September 6, 2020

Michigan policymakers have a long history of leadership in addressing the social-emotional needs of the state’s infants and young children so that they can learn and thrive in their homes and in early care and education programs. The state’s investments in healthy social-emotional development of very young children include home visiting services by infant mental […]