Early Childhood Focus

Changing the Face of Child Care

Fri, 08 Jan 2010 12:22:54 PST

EXCERPT FROM: Recordnet.com
By Jennifer Torres
STOCKTON - When Dorothy Armstrong began offering child care in her home in 1958, it wasn't really by design.

Grants Boost Pool Of Inland Area Child-Care Workers

Fri, 02 Oct 2009 10:11:25 PST

Qualified child-care providers and child development students are eligible for reduced tuition and other financial assistance through UCR Extension�s Early Childhood and Family Studies program.

Child-Care Union Bill is No Longer Being Considered

Mon, 27 Apr 2009 13:54:45 PST

A proposal that would let some child-care operators and employees bargain collectively for increased state payments is off the table this legislative session.

Child Care Providers Demand State-Mandated Pay Raises

Thu, 26 Feb 2009 18:42:44 PST

NEW YORK�Dozens of home-based childcare providers were joined by NYC Comptroller William C. Thompson Jr. and United Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten in front of the City Hall on Wednesday to protest unpaid state-mandated raises.

Child Care Workers Make Their Case

Wed, 21 Jan 2009 15:38:02 PST

HELENA - Kelly Rosenleaf has some advice for lawmakers.

North Andover Child-Care Center Closes Overnight; Hundreds of Families Affected

Mon, 20 Oct 2008 09:29:17 PST

NORTH ANDOVER � Three years after opening, Little Professionals day-care center on Route 114, near the Middleton line, closed permanently Wednesday night, putting 30 people out of work and leaving families scrambling to find day-care options for more than 100 children.

Aurora Seeks $1.25 Million for Child Care Center

Thu, 16 Oct 2008 15:50:24 PST

AURORA � Talk of a day care shortage in Aurora has been running through town for years, but for Aurora Child Care's board of directors, it all comes down to one question. If a new industry came to town, could Aurora provide its work force with sufficient child care?

Parents Left in the Lurch After Bremerton Child Care Closes

Wed, 15 Oct 2008 15:18:32 PST

On Oct. 3, six-month-old Dylan Wolf didn't go the Calvary Kids Center daycare downtown as he usually does. His dad took him to see family instead. But mom Melinda Wolf, working that day at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, received a message on her cell phone. "Sorry, you have to find new daycare," Wolf said, relaying the message.

How To Open A Family Child Care Center

Wed, 15 Oct 2008 14:23:51 PST

For some families with young children, working a traditional nine-to-five job just doesn�t make sense anymore. Between day care and after-school care services, the take home pay of some parents go right back out in childcare fees.

Child Care Management Employees Benefit From Bringing Babies To Work�

Wed, 15 Oct 2008 11:13:48 PST

When does a Win-Win situation become a Win-For-All good deal? When child care centers provide free childcare tuition for their employees� children. Even with the tightest of budgets you can make your child care center a great place to work and a second home to the children in your care.

Child Care Staff To Be Certified

Thu, 09 Oct 2008 14:23:27 PST

Maryland becomes the first state to require certification of child care workers in 24-hour residential programs under a new law taking effect today.

Sweetwater County Has Largest Child Care Shortage

Thu, 09 Oct 2008 13:50:27 PST

Sweetwater County continues to have a child-care shortage. A study provided by The Wyoming Children�s Action Alliance stated Sweetwater County was the worst in the state at meeting child-care needs for the infant to 2-year-old age group. Sweetwater County�s shortfall for this age group was 82 percent. Albany County was the best with a 50 percent shortfall, which is sill a critical number.

Local Child Care Group Urging Government For Help

Thu, 09 Oct 2008 13:43:59 PST

Many of the bailout's critics insist it shouldn't be to help only Wall Street, but Main Street, USA as well. A group of local child care providers is urging the government for help. The spike in gasoline and food prices alone are putting the pinch on the Good Street Baptist Church Child Care Center and the parents who depend on it.

Wall Street Woes Waitlist NY Families Needing Child Care Help

Wed, 08 Oct 2008 17:14:24 PST

New York, NY - The mess on Wall Street has many New York families on waiting lists for child care help. Advocates say the soured economy has parents needing affordable care for their kids so they can keep their jobs or look for work.

Parent, Child Care Schedules Don't Always Match

Tue, 07 Oct 2008 10:57:00 PST

If you go by the hours of most child care centers, everyone works from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. In this world, working parents drop their kids off at day care after 8 a.m. and then easily finish work in time to get to the center by 6 at night to pick them up.

Belleville Teacher Counts Her Blessings; Wins $10,000 Award for Work

Fri, 19 Sep 2008 09:49:30 PST

An early childhood teacher at the KinderCare child care center in Belleville was awarded $10,000 this morning for her work with youngsters.

NACCRRA/Smart Horizons Provide Online Learning Opportunities for Child Care Professionals

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 11:28:21 PST

The National Association of Child Care Resource & Referral Agencies (NACCRRA) announces a partnership with Smart Horizons, a division of Advanced Systems Technology, Inc. (AST), a com pany that specializes in the development of computer-based instruction and training. The partnership will enable NACCRRA to provide more than 800 Child Care Resource and Referral agencies (CCR&Rs) located through out the United States with the technology to facilitate a variety of e-Learning opportunities for child care professionals. These e-Learning opportunities, which will include a 120-hour Child Development Associate (CDA) training, a pre-service training series, and other state licensing requirements and CDA credential renewal requirements, will provide child care professionals with professional development opportunities that research suggests will lead to higher quality child care.

Minnesota Pilot Project Rates Child Care Providers

Fri, 08 Aug 2008 13:10:53 PST

Parents can now use a new rating system to help them choose the best preschool or day care for their children.

Pre-licensing Class Offered for Home Child Care Workers

Mon, 21 Jul 2008 08:43:51 PST

The pre-licensing class, �There�s No Place Like Home,� for individuals who want to become licensed child care providers will be held at the Morgan County Family Center in Fort Morgan July 21-23 from 5:30 to 10:30 p.m.

Child Care Background Checks

Thu, 29 May 2008 11:48:20 PST

When you drop your child off at day care how confident are you that you know the person watching your precious child?