Child care and the 2024 Election: How will the political landscape influence what’s next?

By Rachel Wessler on December 02, 2024

Topics: Policy & Advocacy

Continue Reading

Strengthening our child Care workforce by supporting access to affordable health insurance

Topics: Health & Safety

Continue Reading

Using Geographic Information Systems (GIS) to map early childhood education policies across states

 

National Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Day celebrates the use ofGIS, a powerful software toolused to create and display maps that help geographically illustrate and communicate complex problems. GIS maps can help identify assets and resources, as well as understand underlying location-based trends in datasets.  

Topics: Policy & Advocacy

Continue Reading

Strong Leaders, Strong Child Care: A Reflection on Leadership Institute 2024

By Susan Gale Perry on October 31, 2024

This year’s Leadership Institute—Strong Leaders, Strong Child Care—was all about putting a firm stake in the ground on the essential role child care resource and referral leaders play in creating strong child care. Attendees did not disappoint! They came full of energy, ready to ask the hard questions, and fired up to be bold and loud.  

One theme that emerged over the two days is that it’s up to us claim our space. Our field is uniquely positioned to fix America’s broken and inequitable child care system so that all families have access to affordable, quality child care that makes children, child care professionals, employers, the military, and our nation stronger. It’s time we own it. 

That sentiment came across loud and clear in our plenary session, A New Framework to Drive Our Collective Impact. Child care resource and referral can no longer be America’s best kept secret. Our power comes in clearly articulating the value of what we do in a manner that people can understand and that reflects what they care about. Our work is built on the brand promise that everyone is stronger when we make America child care strong. Here’s how CCAoA will be framing who we are at the national level: 

Topics: Events, childcarestrong, leadershipinstitute, ccaoaleadership2024

Continue Reading

Federal Relief Funding for Child Care is Over. Now What?

By Diane Girouard on October 11, 2024

Topics: Policy & Advocacy

Continue Reading

Guest Blog: Strengthening Emergency Preparedness Through Local Partnerships and Provider Training

By Amanda Prough, MPH on September 24, 2024

Child Care Aware of America (CCAoA) welcomes guest blog post that provide essential insights and information about the child care field.

This guest blog post features a program in Johnson County, Kansas, that strengthens child care providers' emergency preparedness capabilities through planning and training supports and exercises that allow providers to test their plans.

Topics: Family & Community Engagement, Health & Safety

Continue Reading
CCA Logo/Homepage link
Military Families

Military Families