Child care advocates seek solutions as pandemic-era federal funding winds down
Topics: Media Mention
Continue ReadingCCAoA Statement on the Maui Wildfires
On behalf of the entire Child Care Aware of America team, we offer our sympathies to those who have lost family and friends and wish those who were injured a quick recovery. Our thoughts are with the people of Maui and all of Hawai’i. It is hard to grasp how so many lost their lives, their homes, their livelihoods and so much more.
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Continue ReadingBipartisan Senate Committee Approves FY2024 Child Care Funding
Senate committee approves increased investment in our country’s child care and early learning system
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Continue ReadingChild Care Aware® of America’s latest report shows that child care sector supply increased on the heels of over $50b investment
ARLINGTON, VA, May 16, 2023 – Child Care Aware® of America (CCAoA) today released an update to the organization’s series, Catalyzing Growth: Using Data to Change Child Care. The release includes new child care supply, quality and affordability data from 2022.
Child Care Aware® of America Celebrates Provider Appreciation Day®
Organization recognizes and celebrates efforts of child care providers
What makes child care providers awesome: Parents share their appreciation
This week marks Teacher Appreciation Week. But preschool teachers — as well as daycare providers and nannies — don't always get the recognition, respect or pay that K-12 educators receive.
Child Care Aware of America Names Susan Gale Perry as Chief Executive Officer
Topics: Press Release
Continue ReadingWhite House Announces Executive Actions Promoting Child Care and Caregiving Economy
Child Care Aware of America applauds President Biden’s efforts to build access to child care.
Department of Commerce Releases CHIPS Act Child Care Planning Guide
Child Care Aware of America applauds the Dept.'s efforts to build access to affordable, high-quality, reliable child care
What’s behind the US’s worsening child care crisis?
The United States is facing a growing child care crisis.