The $516 billion sweeping government spending bill before Congress provides $129 million for child care centers at 16 military installations, including locations where there have been heavy deployments of troops to Iraq and Afghanistan.
The Prichard Committee for Academic Excellence emphasizes that early childhood education is the method to improve the entire educational system in Kentucky.
Governor Ernie Fletcher and officials from the Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services (CHFS) have announced an infusion of $45 million to the state’s Child Care Assistance Program (CCAP) to make child care more affordable and simplify the process for providers.
Life is about to change for Lyla Pryor and Zion,
her 3-year-old son. June 29 will mark the end of Ford/United Auto
Workers Family Service & Learning Centers, which for years have
been a regional showcase of superior, partly subsidized child care for
working families.