Posted at https://www.publicnewsservice.org/2020-01-20/early-childhood-education/report-calls-for-massive-investment-in-early-education/a68916-1 January 20, 2020 – Andrea Sears, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window The poverty rate for early educators is almost twice that of Pennsylvania workers generally, and 13.6 times higher than other teachers. (PixieMe/Adobe … Continued
From the Economic Policy Institute (http://www.epi.org/): Thanks to a new interactive online report from EPI and the Center for the Study of Child Care Employment at U.C. Berkeley, readers can find out what it would cost to create a high-quality … Continued
From Moms Rising (https://www.momsrising.org/): Temperatures are dropping and snow is starting to fall across parts of our country, signaling the start of winter and the holiday season. But one thing is clear as ice: We have a child care crisis, … Continued
From Public Citizens for Children and Youth (http://www.pccy.org): PCCY is looking for a dynamic, outgoing individual with a passion for making sure that children throughout the greater Philadelphia area get the health insurance and health care they need! We are … Continued
From ELCA Advocacy (https://www.elca.org/Our-Work/Publicly-Engaged-Church/Advocacy): A bipartisan group of senators has introduced legislation to reduce the number of child and maternal deaths globally. Led by Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Chris Coons (D-DE), the Reach Every Mother and Child Act (S. … Continued
From Start Strong PA (https://startstrongpa.org/): Earlier this week at the Capitol, Start Strong PA released a report that makes the case and stresses the urgent need for high quality infant and toddler care in Pennsylvania. We know that Pennsylvania families’ ability to … Continued
From Pennsylvania Partnerships for Children (http://www.papartnerships.org): The opportunity to prosper begins with preventive health care when children are young. A healthy start includes immunizations, screenings, regular dental care, well-child visits and access to nutritious food. However, 124,000 Pennsylvania children do … Continued
From Moms Rising (https://www.momsrising.org/): Halloween was just a couple of weeks ago, but the only truly spooky thing is how unaffordable child care is in the United States. Story—two college classmates were recently catching up—work, the weather, and of course, … Continued
As you may know, high-quality pre-k is just one element of early childhood education. Other important early learning programs include evidence-based home visiting and high-quality infant/toddler child care. These three programs together comprise a continuum of services that helps Pennsylvania … Continued
From Families USA (http://www.familiesusa.org): A new Families USA report, “America’s Children Are Losing Health Insurance, Putting Their Futures at Risk: How National Lawmakers Can Help” lays out a roadmap for federal lawmakers to reverse the disturbing coverage losses that, for … Continued