The True Cost of Providing Safe Child Care During the Coronavirus Pandemic
As the nation continues to grapple with the challenge of the coronavirus pandemic, child care is among the hardest-hit and least supported industries.
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Senate’s “Skinny” COVID-19 Package Includes $15 Billion for Child Care from HEALS Act
WASHINGTON – Yesterday, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) introduced a paired-down economic relief package, which includes $15 billion in emergency funding for the child care industry.
COVID-19 Has Nearly Destroyed the Childcare Industry—and It Might Be Too Late to Save It
Jenna Antico, a 31-year-old childcare operator in Sarasota, Fla., thought 2020 would be a pivotal year for her business. The daycare facility she started building in 2015 was turning a steady profit, so she leased a second building in October 2019, then purchased a third in late February 2020.
Residents in 22 Northern California counties could lose power for up to 2 days, PG&E says
CALIFORNIA, USA — Update: 6:15 p.m. PG&E said they could be turning off power to parts of the Sierra Foothills and North Bay, impacting up to 172,000 customers in 22 counties.
Why some California classrooms will reopen for child care, though barred from in-person instruction
Some California students may find themselves in child care this fall in the very same classrooms they are barred from entering for in-person instruction.
'Galvanize this moment': California lawmaker hopes newborn speech will propel family leave
SACRAMENTO — It was a revolution with a baby and a blanket.
Many parents fill in gaps for preschoolers unable to go to in-person programs
In the five months since most Californians were ordered to shelter in place, parents and caretakers of preschool students have largely been left to fill the learning gap that began to widen when schools closed in the spring.
Researchers Warn Nearly Half Of U.S. Child Care Centers Could Be Lost To Pandemic
Angelique Speight-Marshall has come up with an ingenious idea to help the toddlers she looks after practice social distancing: She gave each of them a walkie-talkie. The kids squeal with delight as they run as far away from each other as possible, to talk.
Seeking Equity in Early Childhood Education
The work of early childhood educators improves the social, behavioral, and academic development of young children, providing a foundation for success in school and in life. Yet, the early childhood workforce, predominantly made up of women of color, continues to be undervalued and underpaid.
How Strange Bedfellows Can Save Science
It sounds so simple: all we need to do is show people the science and evidence-based research for how to stay safe, stay healthy, save the environment, and more, and they’ll change their behaviors.