From Start Strong PA (https://startstrongpa.org/): On Thursday, December 29, 2022, President Biden signed the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 into law. The appropriation for fiscal year (FY) 2023 included more than $8 billion in total annual discretionary funds for the Child … Continued
From Children First (http://www.childrenfirstpa.org): Investments in child care are crucial to both the economy and our children. Luckily today, we have a real opportunity to boost this critical resource in the must-pass end-of-year federal spending bill being negotiated right NOW! Contact … Continued
From the Coalition on Human Needs (http://www.chn.org): High-quality child care plays a crucial role in supporting children’s healthy development, learning, and school readiness, while also supporting parents’ ability to work, train, or pursue an education. Sadly, too many families struggle … Continued
Posted at https://www.publicnewsservice.org/2022-04-13/early-childhood-education/report-pa-funding-can-boost-academic-success-starting-in-pre-k/a78663-1 April 13, 2022 – Emily Scott, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window With negotiations for Pennsylvania’s budget under way, a new report unpacks the state’s investment in early-childhood education. Advocates hope it can sway … Continued
From the People’s Emergency Center (http://www.pec-cares.org): This is part one in the seven-series “Children Cannot Wait” Campaign to increase awareness of young children experiencing homelessness. PEC summarizes data from the US Department of Education (USDOE) Early Childhood Homelessness State Profiles project … Continued
From Pre-K for PA (http://www.prekforpa.org/): In Week 2 – over 1,500 advocates sent nearly 5,000 messages to PA policymakers. Your voice continues to make a difference! Our week #3 message emphasizes the cleaning support early learning programs need to reopen. … Continued
From Pre-K for PA (http://www.prekforpa.org/): Over the past 3 weeks, 6,000 advocates have sent more than 17,000 emails to Governor Wolf and the General Assembly reminding them that child care is not only essential for workers on the front line … Continued
From Pre-K for PA (http://www.prekforpa.org/): We asked, and many of you answered, but we will need the voice of thousands of Pennsylvanians to be heard during this crisis. CLICK HERE to send a message to your lawmakers — Pennsylvania’s ability to … Continued
From Start Strong PA (https://startstrongpa.org/): Tell the Governor and General Assembly to include child care in PA stimulus package at https://startstrongpa.org/take-action! Here’s why: Survey shows extended economic shut down puts nearly one-third of PA child care providers at risk of … 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