Early Childhood Focus

State budget cuts hit human services hard

Fri, 06 Jan 2012 16:21:41 PST

EXCERPT FROM: Citizens Voice
By David Singleton
The head of the Employment Opportunity and Training Center of Northeastern Pennsylvania said the tragedy of Gov. Tom Corbett's new budget cuts is not that state funding for the agency's Scranton Area Family Center will be slashed 10 percent.

Obama visits Yeadon Head Start to announce stricter preschool standards

Wed, 09 Nov 2011 17:11:12 PST

EXCERPT FROM THE INQUIRER
By Thomas Fitzgerald and Dan Hardy
President Obama visited a Head Start center in Yeadon on Tuesday to announce stricter performance standards for the federal preschool program for children from low-income families.

More Parents Seek State Assistance Amid Cutbacks

Thu, 28 Jul 2011 14:24:18 PST

EXCERPT FROM: Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
By Tory Parrish
New mother Kaylynn Banks enjoys the time she gets to spend with her baby.

Questions, Concern Loom Over State's Funding Of Early Childhood Education

Tue, 14 Jun 2011 09:09:48 PST

EXCERPT FROM: WFMZ-TV 69 News
By Jaccii Farris
HARRISBURG, Pa. -- Pennsylvania's budget deadline is inching closer and with it, questions about how the state will fund early childhood education.

U.S., Pennsylvania Cuts Expected to Curb Child-care Subsidies

Mon, 23 May 2011 11:34:49 PST

EXCERPT FROM: Philly.com
By Adrienne Lu
Julia Van Houten, 31, a single mother with an 8-year-old girl and a 17-month-old boy, has struggled for years to make ends meet despite working full-time.

Team 4: Child Cares Ordered To Close, Still Taking In Kids

Fri, 06 May 2011 14:15:52 PST

EXCERPT FROM: WTAE Pittsburgh
By Paul Van Osdol
PITTSBURGH -- When you drop your kids off at a day care, how can you be sure they're in good hands?

Casey Introduces Bill to Help States Invest in Early Learning

Fri, 04 Mar 2011 18:35:31 PST

EXCERPT FROM: Erie Times-News
By Gerry Weiss
U.S. Sen. Bob Casey, D-Pa., introduced a bill Thursday aimed at helping states invest in early learning so that more low-income children have access to high-quality education.

Study: Pike's Low-Income Kids Shortchanged

Mon, 24 Jan 2011 12:19:34 PST

EXCERPT FROM: Pocono Record
By Stephen Sacco
Some of Pike County's most vulnerable children are being left out of programs such as Head Start and Pennsylvania Pre-K Counts.

Federal Grant Helps Student-Parents Pay for Child Care

Fri, 10 Sep 2010 15:10:03 PST

EXCERPT FROM: The Online Rocket
By Courtney Nickle
The SGA Preschool and Child Care Center received a CCAMPIS (Child Care Access Means Parents In School) Grant that will assist student-parents with their child-care expenses.

Rally Demands Pa. Budget Not Cut Social Programs

Fri, 18 Jun 2010 15:39:42 PST

EXCERPT FROM: Philadelphia Inquirer
By Dan Hardy
Seeking to influence the state budget debate, about 100 social service and early childhood education providers and their allies, many still hurting from funding delays incurred last year in the protracted budget battle, rallied Thursday outside the Delaware County government center in Media.

Stimulus Money to Help Pay for Child Care

Wed, 12 May 2010 15:28:32 PST

EXCERPT FROM: The Morning Call
By Brian Callaway
Hundreds of the Lehigh Valley's poorest families will be able to afford child care while they work or undergo job training -- courtesy of an infusion of cash from the federal stimulus program.

Governor Rendell's Education Budget Continues Strategic Investments to Ensure an Educated, Prepared Workforce

Fri, 12 Feb 2010 09:38:46 PST

EXCERPT FROM: PRNewswire
By PRNewswire
HARRISBURG, Pa., Feb. 9 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Citing the academic gains Pennsylvania students have made because of the state's continued investments in quality education, Governor Edward G. Rendell today called for a $354.8 million increase in the state's basic education funding to ensure every student in every school has the necessary resources to learn.

Struggle for Decades on Child Care Bill Shows Issues With Legislative Process

Tue, 26 Jan 2010 16:54:44 PST

EXCERPT FROM: Pennlive.com
By Jeanette Krebs
Like most grandparents, Bob Godshall worries about his grandchildren.
So when his 3-year-old granddaughter started going to day care, he checked out the regulations for state inspections of the facilities.

Economy Takes Toll on Child Care

Thu, 17 Dec 2009 17:34:14 PST

EXCERPT FROM: York Daily Record
By Erin James
The parents of children enrolled at Learning Tree Child Care in Gettysburg learned Dec. 4 the 30-year-old program would shut its doors in February because of rising costs and declining revenue.

Governor Rendell: Pennsylvania Has Made Payments Delayed by Budget Impasse

Tue, 20 Oct 2009 14:34:32 PST

HARRISBURG, Pa., Oct. 19 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Governor Edward G. Rendell and Treasurer Rob McCord today announced that the commonwealth has achieved its goal of expediting payments that had been delayed by the budget impasse, including crucial social services and education funding.

County Gets Big Check From State, Remainder Uncertain

Mon, 19 Oct 2009 11:13:54 PST

Although money from the recently passed state budget should arrive in Somerset County today, complications from the 101-day impasse remain.

State Budget Stalemate Strangling a Child-care Center

Thu, 08 Oct 2009 13:01:20 PST

On the surface, everything seems just fine at the Radcliffe Learning Center for preschool children in Bucks County's Bristol Borough.

Child Care Centers Struggling, Working Together to Weather the Financial Storm

Fri, 25 Sep 2009 15:49:55 PST

Each day without a state budget means another day that Diane Mesiarik, Shannon Denitti and Ashley Mancini aren't getting paid for opening up their day care centers to the low-income children they serve.

Rally Attendees Decry Education Funding Cuts

Wed, 16 Sep 2009 15:51:17 PST

SHARON HILL � Amie Mansaray knows exactly what will happen if the proposed Pennsylvania state budget passes in its current form.

Childcare Providers Urge Lawmakers to Pass Budget

Wed, 09 Sep 2009 12:29:01 PST

A solid child care program not only gives children a head-start on their education, it also makes it possible for many families to have two or more means of income.