Early Childhood Focus

Federal Funding, Child Care and Jobs

Mon, 16 Jan 2012 18:11:46 PST

EXCERPT FROM: Huffington Post
By David Gray
Even as our nation's unemployment rate has fallen to 8.5%, unemployment remains stubbornly high in many areas. States like California, Nevada and Mississippi, in addition to Puerto Rico and the District of Columbia, experience unemployment rates significantly above the national average.

Economy forces cutbacks at Clearfield emergency child care nursery

Thu, 12 Jan 2012 10:32:42 PST

EXCERPT FROM: The Salt Lake Tribune
By Brooke Adams
Clearfield � As the �for sale� sign in front of the Family Connection Center�s respite and crisis nursery buildings in Clearfield signals, it is not just the center�s clients that are in need of help.

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.

Childcare Dilemma: Parents Weigh Costs

Wed, 02 Nov 2011 12:51:50 PST

EXCERPT FROM: 13WHAM.com
By Alexis Arnold
Rochester, N.Y. - The Flesch family budget is tight.
Their child care expense is not for one, but two kids, a four-year-old and a three-month-old.

For Parents Struggling to Meet Child Care Needs, There is Help Available.

Wed, 02 Nov 2011 10:05:21 PST

EXCERPT FROM: WDBJ7.com
By Kimberly McBroom
ROANOKE, Va.� If you're a working parent, you know that quality child care doesn't come cheap.

State Budget Cuts Increase the Market for Illegal Childcare Centers

Mon, 24 Oct 2011 17:25:15 PST

EXCERPT FROM: NBC17.com
By Charlotte Huffman
RALEIGH, N.C. -- State budget cuts are being blamed for how illegal daycare centers are slipping through the cracks in North Carolina.

OPINION Washington's Children Paying the Biggest Price in Economic Downturn

Fri, 21 Oct 2011 11:22:29 PST

EXCERPT FROM: The News Tribune
By Joel Ryan
Washington�s youngest children are struggling more every day; our state�s Head Start and preschool programs see this firsthand. As more families lose jobs and homes due to the recession, our programs have seen their wait lists more than double, with more than 20,000 children eligible but left out

Area Chiefs Urge Legislators to Continue Early Child Care Funding

Fri, 21 Oct 2011 10:03:01 PST

EXCERPT FROM: McCook Suburban Life
By Staff
Brookfield, IL � Area police chiefs recent met with state Sen. Steven Landek, Burbank, to urge support for quality early childhood programs to prevent future crime.

Child Care Subsidy Costly in Area

Fri, 07 Oct 2011 17:05:02 PST

EXCERPT FROM: Springfield News-Sun
By Josh Sweigart
Taxpayers spend $420 more per child subsidizing child care in Clark County than in neighboring Champaign County, according to a Springfield News-Sun analysis of the program meant to help low-income parents hold jobs.

Parents Wait for Co-pay Refunds After Cleveland Child Care Shuts Down

Fri, 23 Sep 2011 11:13:34 PST

EXCERPT FROM: News Net 5
By Joe Pagonakis
CLEVELAND - Picking a new day care for your children can be a painstaking process that can take weeks of interviews, visits and research.

Report: Ill. Single Mothers Hit Hard by Economy

Thu, 22 Sep 2011 14:14:36 PST

EXCERPT FROM: Houston Chronicle
By STAFF
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) � A new report concludes that single mothers in Illinois have been hit especially hard by economic troubles.

Child Care Providers Worried About Funding

Thu, 08 Sep 2011 15:49:46 PST

EXCERPT FROM: WTOL.com
By Matt Wright
TOLEDO, OH (WTOL) - Some local day care owners say they may have to shut down because it's taking weeks longer than normal to get the state money they count on. The money subsidizes child care for low-income students, so their parents can work.

Child-Care Closes Without Warning; Parents Astounded

Wed, 07 Sep 2011 16:03:00 PST

EXCERPT FROM: Fox 8 Ohio
By Roc Woodrum
CLEVELAND� Parents dropping off their kids at a Cleveland day-care Tuesday morning were surprised to learn the facility had closed its doors.

Capitol Report: State Looks to Save Millions by Cutting Child Care Subsidies

Thu, 25 Aug 2011 16:45:56 PST

EXCERPT FROM: The Cap Times
By Jessica Vanegeren
For the past 20 years, Verona resident Joan Mrkvicka has watched as the number of low-income families in need of quality child-care services has increased in her community.

Child Care Cuts Draw Criticism From 43 City Council Members

Fri, 19 Aug 2011 15:30:53 PST

EXCERPT FROM: NY1.com
By Michael Herzenberg
ASuba Ma-a has taught Universal Pre-Kindergarten in East Harlem for the last 14 years.

Children Are Invisible Victims of California's Tanking Economy

Thu, 18 Aug 2011 13:57:04 PST

EXCERPT FROM: New America Media
By Ngoc Nguyen
The dual problems of housing instability and joblessness are negatively affecting the well-being of California�s children, according to a new report released Wednesday.

School Board OKs Child Care Fee Hike

Mon, 15 Aug 2011 15:53:30 PST

EXCERPT FROM: Evansville Courier & Press
By Victoria Grabner
The local school board voted 4-1 to raise the weekly cost of child care in the Henderson County school district effective Sept. 1 to help meet state requirements that say the child care program must be self-sustaining.

UPDATE: Cedar Falls Child Care Announces Sudden Closure

Tue, 09 Aug 2011 16:44:01 PST

EXCERPT FROM: WCF Courier
By Jim Offner
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa --- The day care situation in Cedar Falls got a bit tighter Monday with the closure of Cradles 2 Crayons, at 4710 Cedar Heights Drive.

Child Care Costs Tougher on Parents in Down Economy

Mon, 08 Aug 2011 16:37:22 PST

EXCERPT FROM: Northwest Herald
By Hilary Gowins
After Crystal Lake resident Heidi Alexander�s flexible real estate career took a dive when the housing crisis hit, she was all but forced out.

Housing projects in affluent areas face childcare funding cuts

Mon, 01 Aug 2011 13:46:03 PST

EXCERPT FROM: Gotham Schools
By Chris Arp
The Mabel Barrett Fitzgerald Day Care Center sits within the Amsterdam Houses public housing complex, recently the site of a sweeping drug bust. A few blocks away, however, glitzy Lincoln Center is flanked by some of the most expensive apartments in Manhattan.