Child Care Needs More Children

Posted in: Texas

EXCERPT FROM: The Daily News
By Cathy Gillentine
What’s the most important ingredient to run a day care center? Children. And children are what’s in short supply at the Texas City Day Nursery’s new center at 611 11th Ave. N.


Solutions for State's Child Care Dilemma

Posted in: Texas

EXCERPT FROM: News 8 Austin
By Heidi Zhou
Shortchanging Child Care (Part 5): The last four parts of this series have examined problems in Texas' complex child care system, and in part five, we explore solutions.


Gov. Programs Put High Quality Child Care in Jeopardy

Posted in: Texas

EXCERPT FROM: News 8 Austin
By Heidi Zhou
Shortchanging Child Care (Part 2): Starting a child care business in Texas is a gamble in more ways than one. Not only do daycare owners risk failing, they might also have to get their hands dirty in a place like the River City Bingo Hall in Austin.


Texas Children vs. Child Care System

Posted in: Texas

EXCERPT FROM: News 8 Austin
By Heidi Zhou
Estella Cruz and Maya Gray have yet to reach their first birthdays.


State Considers Tougher Child Care Requirements

Posted in: Texas

EXCERPT FROM: The Texas Tribune
By Sarah Acosta
Imagine 30 toddlers — their piles of toys, their penchants for light sockets and mess-making, their cries over boo-boos and wailing for snacks. Now imagine that just you and one other person are responsible for their well-being.


Fingerprint Part of Latest Advancement in Childcare Security

Posted in: Texas

EXCERPT FROM: KCBD News
By Ben Lawson
LUBBOCK, TX (KCBD) - Your fingerprint is one of the latest developments in childcare security, and now it's being used here in Lubbock. The system caught our attention while we were doing another story.


Local Child Care Center Receives Monies for Educational Materials and Equipment

Posted in: Texas

EXCERPT FROM: The Marlin Democrat
By STAFF
Mother Goose Day Care Center owner Lisa Erskine knows the value of quality early care and education. 


Texas Boosts Child Care Subsidies

Posted in: Texas

EXCERPT FROM: Dallas Morning News
By Robert T. Garrett
AUSTIN – While some states curtail low-wage workers' subsidies for child care, Texas has avoided cuts, the Texas Workforce Commission said Monday.


Publishers Want Piece of Pre-K Update Action

Posted in: Texas

EXCERPT FROM: Chronicle
By Jennifer Radcliffe
Nearly a dozen publishers are trying to win the state's approval to offer updated classroom materials for pre-kindergartners — another effort to increase the quality of education for Texas' youngest students.


CCISD to Close Child Care in December

Posted in: Impact of the Economy on Child Care, Texas

EXCERPT FROM: Killeen Daily Herald
By Jackie Stone
COPPERAS COVE – With state funding falling off and paid enrollment decreasing, Copperas Cove Independent School District has decided to end its day care program for employees and students.