The Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG) requires that states develop consumer education information for Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) parents, providers, and the general public on the following topics:
Building a User-Friendly Website to Support CCDBG Implementation
Topics: Business Operations for CCR&Rs, Family & Community Engagement, Policy & Advocacy, Best Practices
Continue ReadingFamily Bonds: Grandparents as Caregivers
In the beginning, I kept saying “babies are for young people. I’m not as energetic as I used to be.” I couldn’t imagine being the child care provider of an infant at my age, but with the cost of quality child care being so high and my daughter starting a new job shortly after giving birth, I knew it was for the best that my husband and I care for Kai, just for a short while, until she could find a long-term solution.
Topics: Policy & Advocacy, Family Stories, Parenting
Continue ReadingOn Becoming a Parent Advocate
As I walked into the trauma room, I was horrified to see my 6-year old daughter, barely visible under a head and neck brace while lying on a backboard. Doctors and nurses were carefully attending to my daughter, ordering tests, checking vital signs, and repeatedly calling out her name to keep her alert and awake. Not knowing the extent of her injuries, I felt helpless in the midst of this hurried and surreal environment, yet I tried to process the events surrounding this terrible accident.
Topics: Policy & Advocacy, Family Stories
Continue ReadingSecretary Clinton Speaks to Parents About Child Care, Family Issues
Topics: Policy & Advocacy, News
Continue ReadingA Day on the Hill: How We Let Congress Know That Child Care Works
On Wednesday April 6, hundreds of advocates for child care stormed the Hill to represent the millions of people across this country who need quality, affordable child care. This was a part of Child Care Aware® of America's national 2016 Symposium. Attendees were fired up in the morning by former Texas state Senator Wendy Davis, who gave an impassioned speech and opportunity to walk in her shoes as a young mother in poverty who wouldn’t have risen to where she is today without access to quality child care.
Former Texas state Senator Wendy Davis kicked off the Child Care Aware of America Day on the Hill! (Photo by Steve Barrett.)
Topics: Systems Building, Policy & Advocacy, News
Continue ReadingDid You Miss our 2016 Symposium? Here’s a Recap.
We were excited to have more than 350 attendees join us for this year’s biennial Child Care Aware® of America 2016 Symposium on April 4-6 in Washington, D.C. Child Care Resource and Referral (CCR&R) agencies and early care professionals from various disciplines and settings joined us from across the nation to celebrate milestones, collaborate for results, and advocate for a high quality, affordable child care system.
Topics: Business Operations for CCR&Rs, Systems Building, Workforce, Policy & Advocacy, News
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