Editor’s note: In honor of Provider Appreciation Day, today’s post shares a personal account of how Lynette’s child care provider supported her son and family in a time of crisis. (more…)...
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Buzz on Early Childhood is Good; Progress Still Needed
“Struggling to get out of poverty: The Two Generation Approach” tells on NPR, the story of two mothers who participate in Tulsa, Oklahoma’s Career Advance program. It’s one of at least three stories I’ve seen over the past week highlighting earl...
Let’s Move! Child Care Celebrates 3rd Anniversary—Sign Up and Take the Quiz Today!
Editor's Note: This is a special announcement from our partners at Let's Move! Child Care. (more…)...
2014 Symposium – Day 2 and 3
Day 2 Thursday began early when Senators Barbara Mikulski and Richard Burr were honored during breakfast with the Working for Working Families Award, kicking off day two of the Child Care Aware® of America 2014 Symposium. (more…)...
2014 Symposium Kicks Off With a Great Start
Linda K. Smith, Deputy Assistant Secretary and Inter-Departmental Liaison for Early Childhood Development for the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services(HHS), received the Sandra J. Skolnik Publi...
Partnering for Families With Sesame Workshop
Thanks to Child Care Aware® of America, Sesame Workshop's Little Children, Big Challenges resources will reach more parents and educators than ever before, to help children develop the resilience they need to overcome everyday challenges. From saying go...
CCAoA member testifies before House Subcommittee for CCR&R perspective on CCDBG Reauth
Editor’s Note: On Tuesday, March 25, Paula Koos, executive director of Oklahoma Child Care Resource and Referral Association (OCCRRA), testified before the House Education and the Workforce Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Element...
Oklahoma CCR&R Director to Testify at House Committee Hearing on CCDBG Reauthorization
The House Education and the Workforce Committee, chaired by Representative John Kline (R-MN) recently announced that the Committee will hold a hearing on CCDBG Reauthorization after the Senate approved legislation by a vote of 96-2 to reauthorize the Chi...
Senate Overwhelmingly Passes CCDBG Reauthorization Bill: Day 2 Recap
In an effort to significantly improve the quality of child care across the nation and to prove that it is possible for the Senate to work in regular order, in a bipartisan manner. By a vote of 96-2, the Senate approved S.1086, the Child Care and De...
Senate Takes Up CCDBG Reauthorization: Day 1 Recap
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