Hot Springs Sentinel-Record (AR) Terri Helms, program director of Child Care Aware West Central Arkansas at National Park College, will join the board of directors of Child Care Aware of America this month. "It's an overwhelmingly humbling experience for ...
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CCAoA Welcomes New Board Members
Child Care Aware® of America welcomes three new members to its Board of Directors who will assume their positions in January 2022. (more…)...
Child care hiring crisis is closing programs and keeping parents out of workforce
CNN.com The average annual cost of child care nationwide is more than $10,000 per kid, according to Child Care Aware of America. For the average couple, that's roughly 10% of their income. For single parents, it's 35%. President Joe Biden's Build Bac...
What is Your Small Act of Courage for Child Care This Holiday Season?
What are small acts of courage for child care? Why are they important and who can make a difference? An advocate from Child Care Aware® of America’s network is a child care provider and single mother whose small acts of courage are creati...
Winter and Holiday Safety Tips for Child Care Providers
Remember, as winter approaches, it can bring with it additional hazards. Child care providers can take steps to keep children safe from winter hazards such as extreme cold, snow, ice and the use of holiday...
Child Care and Emergency Management: Partnerships and Collaboration for Community Resilience
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Child Care Aware of America Launches Future of Quality Child Care Initiative
Child Care Aware® of America (CCAoA) announced today that it is launching the Future of Quality Child Care Initiative, an in-depth examination of how child care quality can be improved when inequities are removed, parent preferences are affirmed, and all...
CCAoA Statement on House Passage of Build Back Better Act
Lynette M. Fraga, Ph.D., CEO of Child Care Aware® of America, released the following statement in response to passage of the Build Back Better Act in the House of Representatives: Today we are one step closer to making an accessible, affordable chi...
How the pandemic has forced a new generation of latchkey kids
TODAY Show (NBC) Then the COVID-19 pandemic hit. Overnight, millions of children became latchkey kids as after school programs shuttered, and remaining programs raised prices and reduced available slots. "Having 7.7 million children in 2020 who don't hav...
Federal Relief Funds: State Progress, Fall 2021
The American Rescue Plan (ARP) Act allocated $39 billion in dedicated child care relief funding to states. The ARP Act funds began to flow to states during spring 2021, with the intention to get funds out the door and pr...
