Early Childhood Focus

Closing of Child Care Center Upsets Parents

Fri, 19 Mar 2010 10:50:41 PST

EXCERPT FROM: The Day
By Matt Collette
Groton - A meeting over the fate of a child care center at Groton's Fairview, an elder care facility run by the Odd Fellows Home of Connecticut, was rife with emotion Thursday evening, with distraught parents questioning the site's top administrator, who told them Monday the center would be closing because it was losing money.

Missouri Cuts Make No Sense, Child Care Advocates Say

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 09:44:02 PST

EXCERPT FROM: The Kansas City Star
By Matt Campbell
Missouri legislation that would cut money for child care would actually end up costing the state money, several area officials said Monday.

Families, Facilities Feel Sting of Child Care Cuts

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 16:41:15 PST

EXCERPT FROM: The Coloradoan
By Kevin Duggan
Local child care facilities and working families are starting to feel the pinch of tight county and state budgets.

Ill. Budget to Hit Schools, Police, Child Care

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 16:23:12 PST

EXCERPT FROM: KWQC 6
By Associated Press
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Gov. Pat Quinn's administration is warning that his budget proposal will deliver painful news for people across Illinois.

Washington State Considering Deep Cut in Child Care Subsidies

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 16:16:36 PST

EXCERPT FROM: BirthtoThrive Online
By Paul Nyhan
With time running out in the Washington State legislative session, a cut in child care subsidies for poor families remains a $30-million part of a House plan to balance the budget, though the Senate appears to support more funding.

Child Care Dumped

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 16:09:22 PST

EXCERPT FROM: Gotham Gazette
By Courtney Gross
More than 40 parents crowded the back room of Strong Place Day Care Center in Brooklyn. Their anger -- and fears -- were in stark contrast to the room's cheerful pink walls. Their calls of worry almost drowned out the laughter coming from a classroom down the hall.

Criticism Leveled at Plan to Cut State Child Care Funds

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 19:02:50 PST

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

Wed, 24 Feb 2010 13:51:18 PST

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

Wed, 24 Feb 2010 13:22:52 PST

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

Tue, 23 Feb 2010 08:27:43 PST

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

Mon, 22 Feb 2010 18:35:24 PST

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

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.

Pathways Child Care Program faces Funding Cuts

Thu, 18 Feb 2010 09:15:31 PST

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

Tue, 16 Feb 2010 10:47:26 PST

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

Tue, 16 Feb 2010 10:26:49 PST

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

Mon, 15 Feb 2010 09:18:37 PST

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.

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.

With Rising Child-care Cost, Many Parents Are Paying to Work

Thu, 28 Jan 2010 11:55:01 PST

EXCERPT FROM: Washington Post
By Petula Dvorak
I really thought it wouldn't get much worse than the unpaid college internship.

Early Head Start in Vail Valley Wins Stimulus Funds

Thu, 28 Jan 2010 09:33:35 PST

EXCERPT FROM: Vail Daily
By Staff Reporter
VAIL VALLEY � Eagle County Health & Human Services' Early Head Start program in Colorado's Vail Valley will get $1.1 million in federal stimulus funds over the next two years.

Budget Cuts Forces JFS Child Care Center to Close

Wed, 27 Jan 2010 18:38:14 PST

EXCERPT FROM: Springfield News-Sun
By Bridgette Outten
SPRINGFIELD � The effects of Job and Family Services of Clark County�s budget cuts continue as the agency closed the doors of a small child care center located on its Lagonda campus this week.