Early Childhood Focus

County Executive Collins is Urged to Restore Child Care Funding

Mon, 22 Feb 2010 18:21:17 PST

EXCERPT FROM: WBFO News
By Chris Jamele
BUFFALO, NY (WBFO) - County Executive Chris Collins has blamed county budget constraints for ending child care subsidies for the working poor.

Working-poor Families Losing Subsidies

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 09:55:18 PST

Excerpt From: The Buffalo News
By Matthew Spina
it appears that time will run out on the working-poor families in Erie County who are trying to save their child care subsidies.

Child Care Issue is a Game of Numbers

Mon, 01 Feb 2010 10:40:10 PST

Excerpt From: The Buffalo News
By Matthew Spina
Sometime last year, the Erie County executive�s staff ran the numbers.

Parents Plead for Continued Child Care Subsidy

Wed, 27 Jan 2010 18:44:19 PST

EXCERPT FROM: The Buffalo News
By Harold McNeil
Sherine Weaver of Buffalo fought to keep her composure as she pleaded with county officials Wednesday not to cut off her child care subsidy for her two children.

Families Losing Child Care Offered Help

Wed, 27 Jan 2010 09:28:29 PST

EXCERPT FROM: The Buffalo News
By Harold McNeil
Two local nonprofit groups are offering after-school care services for some parents who may be affected by Erie County�s plan to cut day care subsidies to about 1,500 children whose parents rely on the aid.

Phoenix Childcare Center to Close

Thu, 21 Jan 2010 14:55:27 PST

EXCERPT FROM: WSYR-TV
By Staff Reporter
PHOENIX, NY (WSYR-TV) -- Dozens of families in Oswego County will now have to look for new daycare providers. Come the end of this month, Phoenix Children's Center will close its doors for good after two decades of business in the village.

Parents Choose Between Childcare and Work

Wed, 20 Jan 2010 15:05:08 PST

EXCERPT FROM: WGRZ.com
By Josh Boose
BUFFALO, NY - 2 On Your Side received quite a few calls and e-mails to our tipline after the state cut $10 million in child care funding for low income families in Erie County.

Child Care Subsidy Dried Up in Madison County

Wed, 13 Jan 2010 10:23:49 PST

EXCERPT FROM: NewsChannel 9 WSYR
Syracuse (WSYR-TV) - It's only January, but Madison County�s child care subsidy for 2010 has already dried up. Parents and children are now on a waiting list for assistance.

Working Poor Upset Over Cut in Child Care Subsidies

Fri, 08 Jan 2010 13:06:13 PST

EXCERPT FROM: The Buffalo News
By Matthew Spina
Jennifer Ward figures that Erie County�s cuts to a day care program will backfire among people like her, the working poor.

County Scales Back State Program

Wed, 06 Jan 2010 15:30:21 PST

EXCERPT FROM: WIVB.com
BUFFALO, N.Y. (RELEASE) - Erie County Social Services Commissioner Carol Dankert has announced that Erie County must immediately scale back a state program aimed at providing child care subsidy to low income families because New York State has not provided the necessary funding.

U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand�s Efforts Free Up Federal Funds

Tue, 29 Sep 2009 15:00:42 PST

It took less than a week for a letter from U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand to get a positive reaction from U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius.

$3 Million To Provide Affordable Child Care

Fri, 25 Sep 2009 12:53:53 PST

U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand took action today to help counties in the Hudson Valley spend economic recovery dollars to provide affordable child care for families in the area. The Hudson Valley received $3,079,373 for child care subsidies through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA), which Senator Gillibrand helped pass earlier this year, but local officials have been unable to spend the money because the federal government has yet to provide guidelines for the program. The counties could spend these federal dollars to meet a broad range of needs for their child care centers, including restoring kindergarten seats, saving child care programs from getting cut, and paying for salaries.

NY's Gillibrand Seeks Fund Release for Child Cares

Thu, 24 Sep 2009 17:05:02 PST

WASHINGTON � Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand says New York has been unable to spend nearly $97 million in federal stimulus dollars allocated for day care centers because a federal agency has not issued adequate guidelines on how to spend it.

City Child Care Policy Displaces Thousands of Low-Income 5-Year-Olds

Tue, 08 Sep 2009 16:28:40 PST

The city�s child care agency � the Administration for Children�s Services (ACS) - has ordered its subsidized day care centers to stop serving children that are turning five this year, pushing over 3000 low income 5-year-olds who rely on subsidized care into the City's already overcrowded public school kindergartens.

Cuts in After-school Programs Have Parents Frantic

Wed, 02 Sep 2009 09:50:01 PST

Maria Villacis has a lot of things ready for her kindergartner's first school day: a princess lunch box, notebooks, new jeans and sneakers.

Social Services on State Subsidies: No Funds for Fall �09 Child Care

Mon, 31 Aug 2009 13:07:59 PST

Grim news about child care subsidies in Steuben County became bleaker for 300 children this week, after county officials said a recent effort to get the state to increase funds before the school year were unsuccessful.

Child Care Center Receives $236,000 in Federal Funds

Mon, 31 Aug 2009 12:27:54 PST

BOONVILLE � The U.S. Department of Agriculture will provide $236,000 to help finish construction of a new Hand in Hand Early Childhood Center on Route 12, announced U.S. Sen. Charles E. Schumer, D-NY.

County Dems Defeated in Childcare Reporting Legislation

Thu, 27 Aug 2009 17:14:57 PST

Rochester, N.Y.) -- A Democratic proposal to require greater transparency in Monroe County's daycare program failed to pass the Republican dominated County Legislature.

Parents Scramble as Ax Falls on After-School Programs

Wed, 26 Aug 2009 10:10:56 PST

A critical safety net for working parents is unraveling, and many are bracing to pay a hefty price.

Protests Over Closing of Police Child Care Center

Wed, 19 Aug 2009 17:00:10 PST

Ringed with Jersey barriers, One Police Plaza, the headquarters of the New York Police Department, is an imposing, fortress-like cube where top law enforcement commanders, and the occasional criminal, go in and out each day. Less well-known is the fact that the building is also a home to 3- and 4-year-old children cavorting around with their toys.