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All posts tagged "Child Care and Development"
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2.9KNewsChild Care For Essential Workers a Priority in New York, Washington
In New York and Washington, the two states hardest hit by COVID-19, officials are working with after-school and child care providers to...
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3.6KNewsAfter-school Programs Urged to Follow Health Officials’ Guidance on Coronavirus
After-school programs are urged to follow the guidance of their local health officials and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in...
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2.0K► ReportsStates’ Payment Rates Under the Child Care & Development Fund Program Could Limit Access to Child Care Providers
The Dept. of Health and Human Services' Office of Inspector General released this new comprehensive report outlining the inadequacy of the state-administered...
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2.7KNewsKids Count Data: Overall Child Well-Being Improves, but Big Racial Disparities Continue
The number of children in the United States increased by more than 9 million in 30 years, with most of that increase...
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2.9KNewsYoung Parents Need Job Training, Child Care to Escape Poverty: Casey Report
With limited access to education and lucrative employment, young parents and their children suffer disproportionately high poverty rates, yet they are often...
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3.8KNewsChild Care Gains Funds in Congress Budget Deal; Outlook Good for After-school Programs
Children and youth could see some gains under a bill that passed Congress early this morning, funding the government through March 23....
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Mapping America’s Child Care Deserts
This new report by the Center for American Progress analyzes and maps the locations of licensed child care centers in 22 states,...
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1.6KNewsWest Sacramento ‘Audaciously’ Creates Job, College Path for Its Youth with Kids’ Home Run
As the wealth gap grows in the United States, the job market shifts and college costs rise, how do young people make...
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6.0KGuest Opinion EssayA Bridge to Child Care for Foster Kids in California
There’s a crisis in California’s foster care system that few know about: child care.
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High Quality Child Care is Out of Reach for Working Families
The Economic Policy Institute gauges the affordability of child care across the country using several benchmarks and shows that child care has...
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Childcare Experts Urge Attention to Adult in Child Welfare
Approximately 200 state lawmakers, staff and advocates from across the country at a child welfare forum at the National Conference of State Legislatures...
