Today, Senators Warren and Smith announced a $50 billion-dollar plan to save child care in America. Dr. Lynette Fraga, Ph.D., Executive Director of Child Care Aware of America--the leading voice for child care-- released the following statement: “Child ...
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Press Release Title That’s Clever
Today, Child Care Aware® of America (CCAoA) released Family Voices Driving Quality Child Care Choices, a report on findings and recommendations from a survey of families on the contemporary child care needs of diverse, vulnerable, un...
Innovation During Coronavirus: A Pop-up Early Learning Program
When states ordered that K-12 schools close and colleges shuttered their campuses – steps taken to slow the spread of COVID-19 — technology stepped up. Students in communities across the country are continuing their learning virtually, in the re...
Report Shows Gaps in Child Care for Kids of Healthcare Workers
WDET (NPR/Detroit) While health care workers are on the front lines of the fight against COVID-19, who’s taking care of their children? A Yale University study shows almost 3.5 million children of people who work in the American health care indust...
First Book’s Resources for Families and Child Care Providers
You do so much to support the kids in your care. It’s not the kind of care you can put a price on in normal times, let alone during a public health crisis like the coronavirus pandemic. This is when all the handwashing lessons, the cover-your-mouth-whe...
Voices for Healthy Kids Calls for Campaign Proposals
Every child deserves the chance to eat healthy food and play every day. Because 60 % children under age 6 spend much of their time in care outside of their homes, early care and education (ECE) settings are important places for children to build healthy ...
What to Do if Your Day Care Is Still Open
New York Times Despite widespread closures of just about everything because of the Covid-19 pandemic, many day care facilities remain open around the United States — either for all children or just for children of essential workers. Regulations for chil...
The child care crisis for essential employees
WUSA-9 (CBS/Washington, DC) Dr. Lynette Fraga with Child Care Aware of America shares some statistics and support for child care for essential employees. Watch the video (more…)...
At-Home Brain-Building Tips for Families with Children Ages Birth to Five
COVID-19 has changed the day-to-day lives of many families with babies and young children. Some parents are seeking ideas for additional ways to interact with their children because they are now working from home or spending more time at home because of ...
April News & Resources on the 2020 Census
April 1 is National Census Day, and by now every home should have received an invitation to participate in the 2020 Census. So far, more than 30% of households across the country have responded, but there is...
