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Parents, child care providers rally at multiple locations across Conn.
Parents and child care providers are rallying at several locations across the state on Wednesday.
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Parents, child care providers rally at multiple locations across Conn.
Parents and child care providers are rallying at several locations across the state on Wednesday. They are urging state lawmakers to invest more money in early childhood education because they say they are in crisis. The child care providers say they keep the economy running and they need help. Child care costs are already astronomical for parents with families paying…
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Parents, child care providers rally at multiple locations across Conn.
Parents and child care providers are rallying at several locations across the state on Wednesday. They are urging state lawmakers to invest more money in early childhood education because they say they are in crisis.
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Early learning center in Bristol celebrates renovation amid ‘childcare crisis' in Connecticut
The HRA Lake Avenue Early Learning Center in Bristol celebrated a renovation and expansion on Tuesday. The federal grant-funded renovation began in August 2020 and allowed the facility to expand Head Start slots by 18. The facility now also offers an Early Head Start program. “We were able to expand slots for the preschool-age children in the facility and we…
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Child care programs just lost thousands of federal dollars. Families and providers scramble to cope
After two years of receiving federal subsidies, 220,000 child care programs across the country lost funding.
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4-day school week has students celebrating, parents trying to solve child care gap
Hundreds of school systems around the country have adopted four-day weeks in recent years, mostly in rural and western parts of the U.S. Districts cite cost savings and advantages for teacher recruitment.
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Millions of parents to face child care dilemma if federal assistance ends this month
While most business affected by Covid-19 have bounced back, child care hasn’t. An estimated 65,000 child care jobs have been lost since February 2020.
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Two suspects charged with murder in death of 1-year-old following alleged fentanyl exposure at NYC daycare
A man and a woman have been arrested on murder charges after a baby died and three other children were hospitalized following suspected exposure to opioids at a Bronx daycare center on Friday, police said.
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3 easy ways to prevent hot car deaths
Dozens of children die every year after being left in a hot car – but there are easy ways to make sure your family is protected. Here’s how to protect your child from vehicular heatstroke.
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Mom's honest email signature captures the summer struggle for working parents
A Pittsburgh mother created an honest email signature that is striking a chord with working parents around the country.
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Biden Signs Executive Order to Improve Access to Child Care, Support Care Workers
President Joe Biden has signed an executive order containing more than 50 directives to increase access to child care and improve the work life of caregivers.
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Early Childhood Caucus Pushes for Legislation to Improve Childcare for Providers, Families
Advocates for early childhood education from Connecticut shared ideas on how to improve programs for young kids on state and national levels Tuesday.
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Poll Looks at How Voters Feel About State Investment in Child Care
A recent poll commissioned by Child Care for Connecticut’s Future looks at how voters feel about the state’s investment in early care and education.