Night Child Care Draws Calls, Interest

Posted in: Quality, Hawaii
A call for night child care providers has been answered - more or less - says the Maui coordinator of People Attentive to Children, or PATCH.


State Offers Way For Parents to Check Into Child Care

Posted in: Quality, Wisconsin

Parents can now search an online database of Wisconsin's 5,700 licensed child-care centers that lists how often each center has violated state laws or been fined in the prior two years.


Child Care Bill Among New Laws

Posted in: Quality, Oklahoma

Starting July 1, employees of child-care facilities will be required to sign a statement saying they have not been convicted of a violent crime.


Minimal Regulation of Child Care in N.J.

Posted in: Quality, New Jersey

The classroom was noted as being "very dirty," along with the bathroom and hallway floors. Inspectors found a staff member who yelled and cursed at children. And some children were wearing soaked, saturated diapers.


Who Cares About Day Care?

Posted in: Quality, Pennsylvania

Sue Houck's child care business in Wilkinsburg is a rarity -- a small, home-based facility that consistently receives the highest marks from a voluntary statewide rating system.


Encouraging High Quality Child Care

Posted in: Quality, Wisconsin

Every day in Wisconsin, about 163,000 children under age 6 are in some form of regulated child care. Of those, about 59,000 have their child care fees subsidized by the state at a cost of over $300 million a year.


Child Care Providers Need A Plan In Case Of Disaster

Posted in: Quality, Vermont

It's hard enough for parents to say goodbye to their kids at drop-off time at preschool or the baby sitter's house. Add in the threat of a major storm or other disaster, and the thought of being unable to reach them can make things scary.


Safe Kids: Finding The Right Fit For Child Care

Posted in: Quality, Washington

The flowers are blooming, the grass needs to be cut. No doubt about it, summer is almost here, which means school's just about out, too.


State Does More Checks To Avert Child Care Deaths

Posted in: Quality, Tennessee

Day-care owner Ginger Wood-Oguno packs spray bottles filled with cool water on the van that Educational Excellence Academy uses for field trips during the warmer months.


Tulsa Educare Advances Early Childhood Research

Posted in: Quality, Oklahoma
Tulsa continues to emerge as a national if not world leader in creating and refining early childhood learning programs for infants and toddlers.