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Just the 10 of Us: When Child Care Costs Become Too Much
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Advancing the Early Childhood Profession
Child care providers—regardless of whether you refer to them as early childhood professionals, educators, or teachers—play a vital role in the early education and care of children. This is especially important given that the early years of a child’s...
Provider Health Spotlight on Cindy Hodges
Spotlight Cindy Hodges, provider, Tioga Early Childhood Development Center, Tioga, Texas (more…)...
Children and Zika: What Child Care Providers Need to Know
Child care providers have a unique role to play when it comes to being prepared for many types of hazards and emergencies. (more…)...
Family Leave for All: A Dad’s Story
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U.S. Senate Committee to Hold CCDBG Status Hearing
Arlington, VA - The U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions will host a full committee hearing on the implementation of the Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG) Act of 2014 on Wednesday, June 15 at 10 a.m. EDT. (mo...
Fight the Bite of Mosquitoes this Summer
Summer is here, and with it the pesky hassle of mosquitoes. This year, the threat of mosquitoes has been in the spotlight more than usual thanks to the Zika virus. There are many effective ways to avoid mosquitoes and prevent those annoyingly itchy mosqu...
Balancing Books and Child Care
Read Bianca’s story to learn more about our series and how you can help Child Care Aware® of America ensure that every family in America has access to high-quality, affordable child care. (more…)...
May 2016 Footnotes
May was a busy month for Child Care Aware® of America. We celebrated both mothers and child care providers across the nation as part of Mother’s Day and Provider Appreciation Day. Both serve an important role in not only nurturing but also educating ch...
Summer Programs: Combating Learning Loss
As you might remember from last week’s conversation, Gina Warner, CEO of the National Afterschool Association, talked about the importance of quality afterschool programming and what parents should consider in their search for care when their children a...
