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Subsidized family home child care provider -- union proponent
Submitted by jknoch. Posted on Tuesday, June 03 @ 05:33:14 EDT by jknoch
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When Cherry Jones isn't teaching Jaylen how to write his numbers or helping Aniya put on her shoes, she's recruiting foot soldiers for a fight.
"Any day care provider I can possibly see or find, I talk to them about getting into the union," says Jones, 45, who has run a licensed day care out of her Dolton, Illinois home for eight years, and has been working to build up the union (SEIU) that represents them for the last three.
"We're fighting for higher wages and health care. And respect, basically."
Full Story at Daily Southtown (Tinley Park, IL)
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Politicians and Unions Target Charitable Organizations
Submitted by jknoch. Posted on Tuesday, June 03 @ 04:29:59 EDT by jknoch
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Fernando Oaxaca is a decades-long member and past chairman of the board of directors of the Mexican American Opportunity Foundation (Los Angeles, CA), a 501(c)3 California non-profit corporation. He details recent experiences with the unionization of child care workers.
Full Piece at ChronWatch
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Men still overlooked in child care
Submitted by jknoch. Posted on Monday, May 26 @ 17:27:44 EDT by jknoch
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As unemployment rises, more men are taking up professions traditionally dominated by women: nursing and office temping, for instance. There are now enough male nannies to have earned their own name: "mannies."
Full Story at Alameda Times-Star
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Despite Ch. 11, Allegheny Child Care Academy may expand
Submitted by jknoch. Posted on Sunday, May 25 @ 19:12:51 EDT by jknoch
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In spite of its Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing in April, Allegheny Child Care Academy's new CEO, Harold Lewis, said the company will continue with plans to enter new markets.
The Allegheny Child Care business model created by Mr. Henry was to establish quality child care services in inner-city communities. At its height, the company earned about $35 million annually. Revenue comes almost exclusively from government subsidies; the majority of parents who have children enrolled in the center are welfare recipients who are re-entering the work force through welfare-to-work programs. Currently, Allegheny Child Care operates 38 centers -- most in Philadelphia -- with a total enrollment of 4,500.
According to U.S. Bankruptcy Court documents filed in Philadelphia, Allegheny Child Care Academy owes between $10 million and $50 million, and has between $1 million and $10 million in assets. Its largest unsecured creditor is Detroit Investment Fund -- a for-profit venture capital agency -- which lists an $871,000 claim.
Full Story at Pittsburgh Business Times
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Former child care operators sue Summit County, OH
Submitted by jknoch. Posted on Sunday, May 25 @ 18:40:25 EDT by jknoch
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The former owners of a child care center who faced charges of endangering children and voyeurism that were later dismissed have filed a $10 million lawsuit against Summit County, Ohio officials.
In papers filed Friday in U. S. District Court, David Corsi and Claudia Brothers charged that the Summit County sheriff's office violated their constitutional rights against improper search and seizure in searching the center and later Corsi's home.
The lawyers for Corsi and Brothers said publicity about the case destroyed their business, the K-D Day Care Center in Northfield Center Township, ruined Corsi's reputation and caused him serious emotional damage.
Full Story at The Plain Dealer
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Scotland - Strikes by providers leave parents with child care turmoil
Submitted by jknoch. Posted on Monday, May 19 @ 22:04:27 EDT by jknoch
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Thousands of parents across Scotland face wide-spread disruption as nursery nurses (child care providers) today begin three days of industrial action in their fight for a 20 to 25% pay rise.
More than 5,000 child care workers have voted for the strikes that will affect some 60,000 under-fives across the country leaving many working mothers and fathers struggling to find supervision for their children.
Full Story at The Herald (UK)
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Data Collection Made Easier for Afterschool and Child Care Programs
Submitted by jknoch. Posted on Thursday, May 15 @ 10:59:24 EDT by jknoch
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Kinderstreet Corporation, in partnership with HRgems, today announced the release of Kinderstreet Survey Tools, a new product designed to help afterschool and early childhood programs collect the data they need in order to assess program quality, measure satisfaction, and fulfill reporting requirements for government and private funding sources.
Full Press Release
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Businesses have a stake in early childhood development
Submitted by LoriC. Posted on Wednesday, May 14 @ 10:12:28 EDT by jknoch
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Minnesota's business leaders forcefully entered the education policy debate nearly 20 years ago. The result? Schools started doing things differently, including establishment of enrollment choices for parents and their kids, clearer assessments of how well kids were learning and the adoption of charter schools where students, educators and parents develop independent, publicly funded schools largely unfettered by traditional regulations.
Clearly, the competitive marketplace became a big part of public schools charged with educating Minnesota youngsters from kindergarten to grade 12.
Two recent studies have suggested that business may need to concern itself with building learning systems for even younger children.
Full article in the Pioneer Press
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Acute shortage of men in early childhood education
Submitted by jknoch. Posted on Friday, May 09 @ 15:59:20 EDT by jknoch
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About 4 percent of the teachers in child care (and 1.3 percent of those in family day care) are men, according to a NAEYC report.
Pay, of course, is the major factor in keeping men out of child care and early education. The association report, based on a random survey of members, found six of 10 earn $29,999 or less, despite high educational levels and years of experience.
Full article in The Baltimore Sun
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Child Care Provider Appreciation day set for Friday nationwide
Submitted by jknoch. Posted on Monday, May 05 @ 22:54:23 EDT by jknoch
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Childcare organizations nationwide have joined together to declare Friday Provider Appreciation Day.
Locally the Texoma Family Childcare Association will be celebrating this day. On May 3, the organization celebrated by having a Childcare Providers Appreciation Luncheon. Each provider who attended the luncheon received a special gift from area businesses. Texoma Family Childcare Association received an proclamation from the cities of Denison and Sherman last year.
National efforts are underway to ask child care organizations, public officials and parents to honor their child care providers for their hard work and dedication to children. Events such as luncheons, parades, dedications and other celebrations are planned.
Full Article at Sherman Denison Herald Democrat (Texas)
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Iowa Falls - Provider Appreciation
Submitted by jknoch. Posted on Monday, May 05 @ 22:18:08 EDT by jknoch
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Starla Johnson, Provider Services Coordinator - Center for Child Care Resources in Iowa Falls is using this coming week, May 5-9, to highlight child care providers during Child Care Provider Week, and particularly on Provider Appreciation Day, Friday, May 9.
"If your baby could tell you what to look for when choosing a child care provider," Johnson said, "she might say that she'd like someone who can keep her safe and healthy, who offers her individualized care, and who plans interesting things to do - which is what you as a parent would want as well."
Full Story at Iowa Falls Times-Citizen
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Of Good Fences and Good Nannies
Submitted by jknoch. Posted on Monday, May 05 @ 09:51:56 EDT by jknoch
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Sunday Business section of The New York Times discusses the employee-family relationship with nannies.
"Money just seemed the wrong currency in a mom-nanny relationship. Love. Blood. Lifelong loyalty. These precious offerings seemed more appropriate. Paying someone to care for your children is like paying someone to keep your heart beating. Is there enough money anywhere to adequately compensate for it?"
Full Article at The New York Times (Free Subscription Required)
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UK - Child Care Smaking Ban
Submitted by jknoch. Posted on Monday, May 05 @ 08:13:38 EDT by jknoch
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Childminders will be banned from smacking children under new laws to be introduced by the English Government.
The legislation will also prohibit England's 70,000 registered carers from smoking in front of youngsters.
The new rules will not ban parents from smacking their children, despite pressure from the United Nations for an outright ban.
Full Story at SKYNews
Another Story at Guardian Unlimited
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