More and more employees are struggling harder than ever to balance the demands of their work and home lives. Studies show that working parents have an increasing rate of absenteeism as they search for child care, juggle school holidays, care for sick chil...
Un número cada vez mayor de empleados luchan más duro que nunca para establecer un equilibrio entre las demandas de su trabajo y las de sus vidas familiares. Estudios demuestran que los padres que trabajan presentan una tasa creciente de ausentismo del...
Environmental Health The problem: Providers recognize that significant environmental issues exist in some child care programs. However, identifying and addressing these issues can seem like an overwhelming task. One solution: Safety and Environmen...
Oportunidades y Retos Ya viene el verano, y ahora es el momento oportuno de empezar a hacer planes. Si bien la necesidad que usted tiene de contar con servicios de cuidado de niños dura todo el año, la época de verano ofrece no sólo retos sino tambiÃ...
Opportunities and Challenges Summer is right around the corner and it's not too soon to start planning. While your need for child care is year-round, summertime offers special opportunities as well as challenges. Even for very young children, child care ...
Wendy Nycz is a family advocate from Wisconsin who shared her experience after attending the 2019 Child Care Works Summit. Earlier this month, Catey Rice and I had the honor of attending the 2019 Child Care Works Summit alongside 22 other Fami...
It’s May and there have already been 704 cases of measles across the U.S. this year. That’s more than any single year since 1994. About one-quarter of this year’s cases have affected children under age 5. And nine times out of ten, the person who go...
Child Care Aware® of America Statement On The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Markup WASHINGTON, DC — In response to the child care funding increase passed yesterday by the House Appropriations Sub...
In 2017, Early Learning Indiana (ELI), with the support of the Lilly Endowment, launched the Family Engagement Prize Competition. Recently completing their second year, this statewide prize competition highlights family engagement innovation and excellen...
Most child care providers have an on-site parking lot or driveway. This is a huge benefit for families and staff, making drop-off and pick-up a lot easier. But that benefit comes with some potentially big costs. Parking lots and driveways ...
