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All posts tagged "child care"
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225NewsHow child-focused ballot measures fared this election
Voters across the states largely approved funding for children, though some holdouts remain.
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333News2 out of 5 child care teachers make so little they need public assistance to support their families
Child care teachers nationally earn a median wage of $13.07 per hour.
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251► ReportsEarly childhood workforce index 2024
The nation's early childhood workforce is underpaid, leading to high turnover and staffing shortages.
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1.2KGrantsEarly child care and education program grants
GRANT FOCUS: Early Childhood, Child Care, Child Welfare, Child Development, Early Education | Amount: $577,859 - $80,166,137 | Deadline: Jan. 6, 2025
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322Guest Opinion EssayAmerica doesn’t know how to talk about child care
America lacks any agreed-upon framework for talking about child care.
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6.4KGrantsEarly childhood welfare, education and parenting program grants
GRANT FOCUS: Child Welfare, Early Childhood, Education, Parenting, Child Care, Research | Amount: Unspecified | Deadline: Sept. 30, 2024 (LOI)
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316GrantsHome-based child care research center program grant
GRANT FOCUS: Child Care, Early Care, Child Development, Research | Amount: $500,000 - $1,000,000 | Deadline: July 10, 2024
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635NewsMore companies open on-site child care to help employees juggle parenting and jobs
Skyrocketing child care costs and staffing shortages have complicated arrangements for working parents.
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730NewsMany ‘informal’ child care providers are entitled to pay. Most don’t know it
In many states, informal child care providers are eligible for funded support.
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623NewsParents tote toddlers to D.C. to press for expanded child tax credit, child care funds
Parents pushed for funding child-care, establishing paid family leave, and expanding child tax credits.
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883GrantsChild care policy and practice research grants
GRANT FOCUS: Child Care, Child Welfare, Early Care, Research, Low-Income Families, Child Care Access | Amount: $100,000 - $400,000 | Deadline: May...
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1.3KGuest Opinion EssayAfter years of silent sacrifices and unseen struggles, Black women are still holding up the child care industry
Early education and child care represent the most diverse and lowest-paid sector in education.
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622NewsQ&A: Child care workers organize for better pay and treatment
Workers are exceptionally hard to unionize, due to high turnover rates and geographic spread.
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597► ReportsAn overview of child care and early learning in the United States
This data dashboard shows national and state trends in the early childhood industry.
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739NewsUtah bills itself as “family-friendly” even as lawmakers have long neglected child care
Utah, with the nation’s highest percentage of children, faces a decades-long daycare crisis.
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3.1KNewsHome-based childcare is a dying business. Here’s why.
Nearly half of all licensed home childcares closed between 2005 and 2017.
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1.6KNewsEPA proposes lower lead exposure limit in daycares, homes
The higher standards could benefit up to a half million children under age 6.
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1.6K► Reports2023 KIDS COUNT data book: State trends in child well-being
The 34th edition of an annual, national report on child well-being is released.
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1.4KNewsBiden signs executive order to improve access to child care
It aims to increase child care access and improve the work life of caregivers.
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887Grants
San Diego early childhood program grants
GRANT FOCUS: Early Childhood, Early Education, Child Welfare, Child Development, San Diego | Amount: Up to $100,000 | Deadline: Feb. 10, 2023
