Achievement gaps start early for children in families with low incomes. Access to high-quality early care and education programs help young children develop social and emotional, language, and academic skills needed to succeed. In this blog, you will hea...
Keeping child care facilities clean and free of pests is one of the most important things we can do to prevent diseases from spreading. The challenge is that chemicals that providers use for cleaning and pest control are often toxic. And while ...
Child Care Resource Center (CCRC), serves California’s Northern Los Angeles and San Bernardino counties. A few years ago, the agency was searching for an innovative way to provide parents, license-exempt providers, and family, friend and neighbor careg...
On March 18, the Trump Administration PUBLISH additional materials to support its FY 2020 budget request to Congress. While the budget request includes proposals to address the child care crisis in the U.S., it falls well short of what is needed lon...
Spring can’t come soon enough for you, right? On the heels of a winter that gifted us with the polar vortex and record amounts of snowfall across much of the country, spring flooding is now a reality in much of the Midwest. While those living in ...
Even the best planned child care arrangements can be disrupted from time to time. Without emergency care, more commonly known as back-up care, working parents may be forced to stay home or bring their child to work with them. By planning ahead and knowing...
Hasta los arreglos mejor planificados para el cuidado de su hijo pueden complicarse de vez en cuando. En ausencia de servicios de cuidado de emergencia, más comúnmente conocidos como servicios de cuidado auxiliar, los padres que trabajan pueden verse ob...
Have you ever asked yourself “what am I doing here?” Why am I immersed in this situation? Sometimes we tend to just roll with life and end up with missed opportunity because we don’t fully realize our potential or purpose in a...
WASHINGTON, DC — In response to the child care proposals in the President’s Budget for Fiscal Year (FY) 2020, Child Care Aware® of America (CCAoA), executive director Dr. Lynette M. Fraga released the following statement: (more…)...
The problem: Right now, there is widespread flu activity in 48 states and 11 states have reported outbreaks of the measles. How can adults talk to young children about what’s happening without scaring them? One solution: A tip sheet PUBLIS...
