EXCERPT FROM: Review Messenger
Washington, D.C. – Today U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar, member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, introduced legislation that will strengthen nutritional standards and promote healthy lifestyles for children in child care and after school programs.  The Healthy Living Starts Early Act of 2010 calls for changes to the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) to provide health education and guidance for child care providers and implements nutrition standards for meals served in the program.  Currently, one in four children are either obese or overweight before entering kindergarten.  Joining Klobuchar in introducing this legislation is Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA).

EXCERPT FROM: SouthCoastToday.com
By Kimberly Carvalho
My friend is a mother raising an infant and cannot afford day care. Her family's economic status is considered middle class, as she and her husband are both employed. As a concerned friend, I would like to emphasize the importance of lowering the cost of day care for middle-class families. With costs averaging about $11,000 a year, Massachusetts has the most expensive day care in the United States.

EXCERPT FROM: MLive.com
By Lynn Moore
WEST MICHIGAN -- About 800 relatives and in-home day care aides who provide child care in Muskegon County must receive six hours of training to continue getting paid with state child care subsidies.

EXCERPT FROM: PRNewswire
By PRNewswire
DULUTH, Ga., Feb. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- ChildCare Education Institute (CCEI) gives child care professionals the opportunity to aid the campaign against childhood obesity. Child care staff can enroll in HLTH100: Early Childhood Obesity, at no cost, and learn strategies for combating childhood obesity.

EXCERPT FROM: Edmonton Journal
By Jeff Bisanz
Re: "Caring for kids goes corporate; Expected stock listing of daycare operator has some people in industry uneasy," The Journal, Jan. 25.
The article's focus on corporations creating childcare spaces is understandable, but it reflects what we regard as a misunderstanding of the issue.

EXCERPT FROM: Child Care Education Institute
Press Release
Duluth, GA/ January 26, 2010 - ChildCare Education Institute (CCEI), a distance training institution dedicated exclusively to the child care industry, announces today that it has been accredited by the Accrediting Commission of the Distance Education and Training
Council (DETC).

EXCERPT FROM: CNN Politics
Contributor: CNN's Suzanne Malveaux
Washington (CNN) – President Barack Obama will propose nearly doubling the child-care tax credit for middle-class families on Monday, according to a White House official.

EXCERPT FROM: NJToday.net
WASHINGTON, D.C.—States can save money and stimulate their economies by protecting funding for effective pre-kindergarten and home visiting programs, according to a new issue brief by the Partnership for America’s Economic Success.

EXCERPT FROM: Alameda Sun
By Staff Reporters
People Care 4 Day Care recently announced that it has launched a community forum, on its Web site at http://forum.pc4dc.org.

EXCERPT FROM: Missourinet
By Jessica Machetta
Social Services is lauded for gaining national accreditation. The Children’s Division is recognized for its polices and operating procedures.