Final Child Care and Development Fund Plan Preprint Published for FY 2019
Topics: Systems Building, Policy & Advocacy
Continue ReadingWhen It Comes To Child Care In America, The Cavalry IS Coming
Topics: Systems Building, Workforce, Policy & Advocacy
Continue ReadingChild Care Aware® of America Releases Statement on SNAP
WASHINGTON, DC — Dr. Lynette M. Fraga, executive director of Child Care Aware® of America, issued the following statement on changes the House Agriculture Committee has approved for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) in the current version of the House Farm Bill (H.R. 2):
Topics: Systems Building, Family & Community Engagement, Policy & Advocacy
Continue ReadingFY2018 Appropriations Bill Passed in Senate
At Child Care Aware® of America (CCAoA), we are thrilled that the FY2018 appropriations bill has passed in the Senate, which includes an increase of $2.37 billion in the Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG). This funding is critical in supporting systems professionals, providers, children and families across the nation.
Topics: Policy & Advocacy, News
Continue ReadingI Can't Have Another Child Because of the Cost of Child Care
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Continue ReadingMaking Strides Toward Healthier Child Care
Ever since First Lady Michelle Obama launched her Let’s Move! campaign in 2010, childhood obesity prevention has gained a lot of attention. Experts agree that obesity prevention needs to start early, and child care programs are a great place for children to build the eating and active play habits that will help them grow up healthy. Child care providers, advocates, and policymakers throughout the country have invested time, money, and effort over the past eight years to make child care a healthier place for our youngest children. Has all that work made a difference? A new report by Healthy Eating Research takes a look at how far early care and education (ECE) policies, systems, and environments have come since 2010.
Topics: Systems Building, Policy & Advocacy, Health & Safety
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