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2011 KIDS COUNT in Delaware/FAMIILIES COUNT in Delaware Fact Book Released

On May 9th, KIDS COUNT in Delaware released our newest Fact Book to an audience of approximately 200 individuals. [More]
 

2010 KIDS COUNT in Delaware/FAMILIES COUNT in Delaware Fact Book Released

KIDS COUNT in Delaware released the 2010 KIDS COUNT in Delaware/FAMILIES COUNT in Delaware Fact Book at a press release event held at the Chase Center on the Riverfront on May 11th.  The program was attended by approximately 250 people including media representatives, educators, child/family advocates and legislators. [More]

Delaware and Tennessee Win First Race to The Top Grants

Delaware is one of only two states to Win Race to The Top Funds from the U.S. Department of Education. [More]

Young Children are the Group Most Often Missed in the U.S. Census

A 2009 study by the Annie E. Casey Foundation shows that more than 1 million young children under age 10 were missed in the 2000 Census and over three-quarters of a million children under age five were missed (nearly 4 percent of this population group).  [More]

Wilmington Fact Book Released

 On January 25,  Wilmington Mayor James M. Baker, Wilmington Director of Parks and Recreation Romain Alexander, and Terry Schooley, Project Director for KIDS COUNT Delaware, released the Wilmington KIDS COUNT Fact Book for 2009, containing the latest findings about the overall well being of children throughout the City of Wilmington.   [More] 

Delaware Ranks Poorly in New Dental Health Report

Delaware ranks poorly in a recently released report entitled The Cost of Delay: State Dental Policies Fail One in Five Children by The Pew Children’s Dental Campaign.  Nationally, an estimated one in five low-income children in America goes without dental care each year, often due to lack of access.  [More]