Early Childhood Focus

Early Childhood Forum at CCSU

Thu, 15 Jul 2010 09:48:16 PST

EXCERPT FROM: The Bristol Press
By Lisette Velasquez
NEW BRITAIN � The New Britain Early Childhood Collaborative will host an early childhood forum at Central Connecticut State University Monday to discuss early childhood initiatives and achievements.

For State Childcare Providers, Christmas Comes in June

Thu, 03 Jun 2010 16:47:05 PST

EXCERPT FROM: The CT Mirror
By Jacqueline Rabe
Last month, childcare centers were bracing themselves for another round of major budget cuts from the state as lawmakers grappled with closing a billion dollar budget hole.

Cuts to Child Care Aid Could Threaten Jobs

Wed, 28 Apr 2010 17:10:05 PST

EXCERPT FROM: The CT Mirror
By Jacqueline Rabe
Della Fothergill says she is able to work full time because the state helps pay for her childcare expenses.

House Votes in Favor of Requiring DSS to Warn Before Closing Childcare Subsidy Enrollment

Wed, 28 Apr 2010 13:09:54 PST

EXCERPT FROM: The CT Mirror
By Jacqueline Rabe
The House overwhelmingly passed a bill requiring that parents and childcare providers be given 30-days' notice before enrollment closes or eligibility requirements change for the state's daycare subsidies.

Hartford Parents Make Case for Affordable Child Care

Fri, 23 Apr 2010 16:10:26 PST

EXCERPT FROM: Hartford Courant
By CT Early Childhood Alliance
Child care can be one of the most expensive items in a parent's budget, but it is also one of the most important. Not only does child care allow parents to go to work, but a high-quality early learning environment can contribute enormously to the healthy development - language, behavioral, academic and social development - of young children.

Closing of Child Care Center Upsets Parents

Fri, 19 Mar 2010 10:50:41 PST

EXCERPT FROM: The Day
By Matt Collette
Groton - A meeting over the fate of a child care center at Groton's Fairview, an elder care facility run by the Odd Fellows Home of Connecticut, was rife with emotion Thursday evening, with distraught parents questioning the site's top administrator, who told them Monday the center would be closing because it was losing money.

Conn. and Pa. State Budgets Still in Limbo

Mon, 31 Aug 2009 13:19:42 PST

HARTFORD, Conn. � A program that helps thousands of Connecticut welfare recipients find work has been in limbo for two months. Family resource centers, which provide child care, adult education, and other services, have shut their doors.

Stimulus Means More $ for Schools, Strings Attached

Tue, 25 Aug 2009 14:35:35 PST

It's like winning the lottery, but then being told how the money has to be spent.

Childcare Learning Centers Fires 5 Employees for Failing to Stay in School

Thu, 13 Aug 2009 16:14:36 PST

STAMFORD -- Last Friday, Wyteria Bates, a 32-year-old single mother from Stamford, learned she'd lost her teaching job at Childcare Learning Centers.

Child-care Shoestring Wears Thin

Thu, 16 Jul 2009 14:28:50 PST

For 43 years, the East Allen Family Resource Center has operated under various names and provided various services to people in New Haven and eastern Allen County.

Governor Rell Signs Bill Regulating Pesticide Use at Child Care Centers

Wed, 24 Jun 2009 08:58:58 PST

Governor M. Jodi Rell today held a bill signing ceremony at a child day care center in Glastonbury for legislation that adds day care centers to the list of places where the use of pesticides on lawns and gardens is restricted.

Parents Sweat Out Child-care Cuts

Thu, 28 May 2009 16:42:56 PST

WALLINGFORD - As a state program makes changes to balance its budget, some local families are crossing their fingers in hopes that they'll still be able to afford child care.

Poor Performance Leads to School System Revamp

Tue, 17 Feb 2009 18:50:19 PST

ANSONIA -- Easing transitions for elementary school students and giving middle school children more electives are part of a district-wide restructuring the Ansonia Public Schools will undertake next year in hopes of improving classroom performance.

Grants Help Ready Colchester Kids For Kindergarten

Wed, 30 Apr 2008 12:08:05 PST

Carolynne DeLoreto has run a home day-care center for seven years, teaching children manners, independence and sharing. But when the town offered free seminars to help her teach preschoolers to be better prepared for kindergarten, she jumped at the opportunity.

Clinton, DeLauro to aid child-care workers

Fri, 19 Oct 2007 14:03:38 PST

Rep. Rosa DeLauro has teamed with New York Sen. Hillary Clinton in proposing a $200 million annual fund to boost the pay, benefits and training of child-care workers.

Labor unions support Clinton child care proposal

Thu, 18 Oct 2007 10:56:16 PST

Two large labor unions joined Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton and Rep. Rosa DeLauro of Connecticut at a press conference today in support of a proposal to add $200 million annually to a federal block grants program for child care.

TEAM unveils plans for child care

Tue, 12 Jun 2007 11:53:28 PST