Reuters The number of licensed childcare providers was 13% lower in December than it was a year earlier, according to the most recent figures available from Child Care Aware of America, a national organization that advocates for broader access to quality ...
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Providers & Families Share their Experiences during the Pandemic
Before the COVID-19 pandemic, the child care system in the United States was already fragile and underfunded. The U.S. spends less than 0.5% of GDP on child care, which is far lower than the majority of developed countries. In addition, children of color...
Oregon Wildfire Impact on Child Care
2020 was a challenging year for everyone. Not only did the nation deal with the challenges, fears and losses associated with a global pandemic, but many individuals across the country were faced with an added ...
CCAoA to Lead Provider Appreciation Day on May 7
Child Care Aware® of America (CCAoA) will lead Provider Appreciation Day® on May 7 to recognize and celebrate the efforts of child care providers across the country in what has been a year of tremendous challenge for child care. “Child care prov...
America can’t afford the cost of inaction on child care
The Hill The pandemic and economic downturn of the past year thrust America's child care crisis into the spotlight, providing an unprecedented opportunity for lawmakers not just to stabilize the child care system, but also to dramatically improve the live...
Practical Steps to Prepare for and Respond to Child Care Disruptions
Disruptions to the child care industry due to the COVID-19 pandemic have created financial hardships and other challenges for child care providers. Child care programs that were closed may re-open only to close again due to outbreaks of the virus in thei...
CCAoA Statement in Response to President Biden’s American Families Plan
Lynette M. Fraga, Ph.D., CEO of Child Care Aware® of America, released the following statement in response to President Joe Biden's American Families Plan: “With the announcement of the American Families Plan and its robust investment in child ca...
President Biden’s proposal could save some families nearly $15,000 a year on child care
WTSP (CBS/Tampa) Child care is now more expensive than the cost of college tuition in roughly half the country. That’s one of the statistics Mario Cardona usually leads off with when talking about the financial challenges facing some working parents ...
Our second COVID summer: Finding care and enrichment opportunities for your school-age child
Afterschool Snack (blog of the Afterschool Alliance) By Lynette M. Fraga, Ph.D., CEO of Child Care Aware® of America, and Mindy Bennett, Deputy Chief of Membership & Programs at Child Care Aware® of America It is tough to imagine a summer for our sc...
Congress Reintroduces Legislation to Invest in the Future of Child Care
Mario Cardona, Child Care Aware® of America’s Chief of Policy and Practice, released the following statement in response to the reintroduction of the Child Care for Working Families Act: "The Child Care for Working Families Act would make progres...
