OPEN MINDS, The Behavioral Health & Social Service Industry Analyst Industry News State spending for children's services increased nearly 90 percent, to $3.7 billion, since 1998. Child development and family support program spending for infants and toddlers more than doubled from $108 to $226 million during the same period. These data were released by the National Center for Children in Poverty (NCCP) in a report entitled, Map and Track, State Initiatives for Young Children and Families 2000 Edition. While overall spending in most categories increased, system design . . .