Criticism Leveled at Plan to Cut State Child Care Funds

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

EXCERPT FROM: Sussex Countian
By Doug Denison
Dover, Del. — A plan to save money in the state’s Division of Social Services by reducing child care subsidies to needy families drew criticism from legislators and the public at a hearing before the General Assembly’s Joint Finance Committee March 3.


NICC Childcare Facility is Open to All, But in Real Danger of Closing

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

EXCERPT FROM: The Decorah Newspapers
By Lissa Greiner
Whether or not the Northeast Iowa Community College Child Development Center stays open is not just an NICC issue, it's a community issue.


Northeast Florida Parents Struggling to Find Safe Places for Children After School

Posted in: Impact of the Economy on Child Care, After School Care, Florida

EXCERPT FROM: Jacksonville.com
By Deirdre Conner
When Maribel Hernandez got the school bus postcard two weeks before her daughter headed off to Douglas Anderson School of the Arts this year, she felt her stomach drop.


Child Care Businesses Worry About Plan to Cancel Funding Boost as Costs Increase

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

EXCERPT FROM: Missoulian
By Jennifer McKee
HELENA - If the state goes ahead with plans to cancel a $230,000 increase in child care subsidies next year, kids from poorer working families will be priced out of some child care centers and preschools, providers say.


Less State Help Available for Child Care

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

EXCERPT FROM: Arizona Daily Star
By Patty Machelor
There were no waiting lists for working parents who needed help with child care costs at this time last year.


County Executive Collins is Urged to Restore Child Care Funding

Posted in: Impact of the Economy on Child Care, New York

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.


Pathways Child Care Program faces Funding Cuts

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

EXCERPT FROM: The News Tribune
By Kristi Pihl
PASCO — A little girl bends over a coloring book, her crayon spreading red across the page.


Bill Cotterell: Closing Child-Care Center Devastating for State Employees

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

EXCERPT FROM: Tallahassee.com
By Bill Cotterell
State employees are understandably reluctant to talk on the record about any developments in their offices, especially when the news is bad.


As Finances Get Tighter for Some Families, Child Care is Among the Cutbacks

Posted in: Impact of the Economy on Child Care, New Jersey

EXCERPT FROM: NJ.com
By Christina Paciolla
Since the beginning of this school year, eight children have been pulled out of Grow N' Learn day care in Thorofare by parents who lost jobs.


Agencies Say Losing Subsidies Would Hurt Services in Cash-Strapped Times

Posted in: Subsidy Programs, Impact of the Economy on Child Care, Illinois

EXCERPT FROM: Quincy Herald-Whig
By Edward Husar
Officials with agencies that get subsidies from the city of Quincy say the money is vital to their operations, and the agencies would be hurt or threatened if the money was taken away.