Romper National child care advocacy groups like Child Care Aware of America continue to monitor the evolving processes and procedures, updating parents and caregivers with resources like new fact sheets every step of the way. While it is of the utmost imp...
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5 questions to ask before sending kids to camp or child care amid coronavirus pandemic
KXAN (NBC/Austin) Child care programs and summer camps are starting to open after shutting down because of the COVID-19 crisis. Dr. Lynette Fraga of Child Care Aware of America helped create a list of questions parents should ask summer programs and child...
3 Major Changes to the Paycheck Protection Program
On June 4, 2020, three major changes were made to the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan forgiveness program to make it more flexible and less burdensome for borrowers to receive full loan forgiveness. These changes apply to new borrowers and those wh...
No Child Care Means No Recovery
In the wake of the coronavirus, child care is facing serious challenges. While the field has come together to ensure public health guidance is followed, that care is available for frontline personnel, and that additional reopening of the sector is...
Getting Kids Back to School and Child Care
Mark Reardon Show, KMOX NewsRadio (St. Louis) Lynette Fraga, CEO of Child Care Aware of America, discusses getting kids back to school and child care during the pandemic. Listen to the interview. (more…)...
Future of child care facilities in question as pandemic rolls on
Scripps National News Child care facilities are struggling with how they will continue operating during the COVID-19 pandemic. “Providing care right now is expensive. We necessarily need sanitizing equipment, supportive PPE equipment. We need to ensure ...
Child Care Crisis in the Pandemic
Cheddar Cheddar's Hena Doba is joined by Ami Gadhia, chief of policy, research, and programs for Child Care Aware of America, to discuss how states can't reopen with child care centers still closed. Watch the video (more…)...
Lack of child care poses major hurdle as businesses reopen
The Hill Child care remains a central obstacle to reopening the economy as the school year ends and camps and summer programs remain on hold due to the coronavirus pandemic.“Without child care, there’s no recovery,” said Lynette Fraga, executive di...
Many child care facilities remain closed. Who will watch kids as parents return to work?
PBS NewsHour Who will care for the children of working parents when they return to their jobs, if schools and many child care providers remain closed? The CARES Act allocated $3.5 billion to support child care programs, but a national organization says ma...
Tips for Helping Families Support Children’s Emotions during COVID-19
Springtime for Child Care Resource and Referral (CCR&R) agencies typically brings a multitude of outreach events with many opportunities to engage families and child care professionals. The pandemic has changed how CCR&R agencies provide s...
