The document summarizes key statistics and information about children and families in the United States. It outlines that the US has a capitalist economic system and is the largest industrial power but ranks below other developed nations in measures of child well-being. It also notes that funding for programs that support early childhood education, healthcare, and poverty reduction have not kept up with demand. While the US promotes human rights globally, it faces criticism over domestic human rights issues.

1. THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Jackie L. Taylor FCD 5352 Fall 2006

2. Find slide of the USA

3. Top 10 Most Populous Countries Source: U.S. Census Bureau, International Data Base

4. People per Square Mile Source: CIA World Fact Book

6. Source: World Economic Forum. Report: United States in 6 th Place in the World Economic Forums’ 2006 Competitiveness Rankings.

8. 2006 US Budget Source: GPOAccess.gov

12. Children living in low-income families, by race/ethnicity, 2005 Source: National Center for Children in Poverty (2006)

13. Children living in low-income and poor families, by age group, 2005 Source: National Center for Children in Poverty (2006)

14. Source; Children’s Defense Fund State of America’s Children 2005

20. Source: The State of the World’s Children. 2005. UNICEF

22. CHILD CARE IN THE UNITED STATES For-profit Child Care Non-profit child care Faith-based Child care Military Child Care President of the United States US Department of Health and Human Services Mike Leavitt, Secretary US Department of Education Margaret Spellings, Secretary Head Start Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) Preschool Texas Education Agency Texas Workforce Commission Local Head start grantees Local Workforce Development Boards Independent School Districts

24. Source; Children’s Defense Fund State of America’s Children 2005