USA Today For the hundreds of thousands of low-income parents who rely on subsidized preschool services, those programs do much more than care for and educate their children. They provide nutritious meals and health screenings, resources to support housin...
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4 Strategies for Teaching Black History in Early Learning Programs
Each February, we set aside each time to celebrate Black History Month (BHM). The observance of BHM is a sort of antidote to the lack of Black history being embedded in general American history the rest of the year. We must understand that when we...
What President Biden’s American Rescue Plan Could Mean for Child Care
Earlier this month, President Biden announced the details of his $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package, the American Rescue Plan. The proposal provides emergency relief to families and businesses during the economic crisis created by the coronavirus pand...
La calidad del aire exterior y el cuidado infantil
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¡Nuevo recurso sobre la salud y la seguridad ambiental!
La salud y la seguridad en los entornos de cuidado infantil son fundamentales en todo momento. La pandemia de COVID-19 ha ampliado las responsabilidades de los proveedores de cuidado infantil para garantizar que el medio ambiente sea seguro y salu...
CCAoA Statement in Response to President-elect Joe Biden’s American Rescue Plan
Lynette M. Fraga, Ph.D., CEO of Child Care Aware® of America, released the following statement in response to President-elect Joe Biden's American Rescue Plan: “President-elect Biden’s bold plan to rescue our communities and help us fight COVID-19 is...
Steps Child Care Programs Can Take to Feel Prepared for Any Emergency
You may have seen reports of potential violence across the country leading up to the Presidential inauguration on January 20. We have heard from child care providers concerned about their program safety, the safety of their families and staff, and whethe...
La limpieza y desinfección en programas de cuidado infantil
Las agencias de recursos y referencias del cuidado infantil (CCR&R) y los proveedores se han puesto en contacto con Child Care Aware® of America con preguntas sobre cómo asegurarse de que sus programas se limpien correctamente y estén listos cuand...
About 700,000 parents with young kids left the workforce in 2020. For many, loss of child care was to blame.
The 19th A fresh round of stimulus could help the industry regain some of its footing. Congress has allocated $10 billion in funding for child care, including $250 million for Head Start, the federal program that subsidizes early childhood education. Most...
A Look Back at Child Care in the 2020 Election
The 2020 election cycle set a record for voter turnout. Preliminary estimates show that more Americans— about two-thirds of eligible voters— voted in 2020 than in any other election in U.S. history. And in every single community, child ca...
