Local Out-of-School Childcare Providers Discuss Financial Challenges at Great Barrington Selectboard Meeting - The Berkshire Edge

Local out-of-school childcare providers discuss financial challenges at Great Barrington Selectboard meeting - The Berkshire Edge

Great Barrington — The leaders of three local out-of-school childcare providers spoke with the Selectboard about financial challenges at the board’s meeting on Monday, May 19. The discussion was listed as an agenda item at the May 19 meeting, but the board did not make any resulting decisions. In introducing the agenda item, Selectboard member Ben Elliott said that child care is a strategic planning priority of the board that has led to the form…

Local child care providers make case for continued government funding in biennial budget

When the Joint Finance Committee slashed nearly half a billion in state aid to child care from the governor's proposed budget, it set in motion a protest at the capitol beginning the day after the national "Day Without Childcare Day."…

I Value Child Care Educators: That’s Why I Support The Pay Equity Fund

Source: SeventyFour / Getty May 12th was the National Day Without Child Care. While a number of parents, child care providers and advocates participated by closing down their centers and meeting with legislators, I want to share why this day is important to me. I am a Center Director at Chantelle’s Quality Child Care Center in the District of Columbia. I also organize with SPACEs in Action, which supports child care organizers across the distric…

Child care measures pass Ohio House committee | The Highland County Press

An Ohio House committee approved two different bills targeting help for child care in the state, though members of the committee expressed concerns about state funding on the topic.

BLK ALERTS - I Value Child Care Educators: That’s Why I Support The Pay Equity Fund

Source: SeventyFour / Getty May 12th was the National Day Without Child Care. While a number of parents, child care providers and advocates participated by closing down their centers and meeting with legislators, I want to share why this day is important to me. I am a Center Director at Chantelle’s Quality Child Care Center in the District of Columbia. I also organize with SPACEs in Action, which supports child care organizers across the distric…