We Shouldn’t Depend on Market Rate Studies to Fund Early Learning
The child care industry across the nation is in dire peril. In Delaware, the situation is just as grim. Advocates are rallying around the state’s budgetary process in hopes of increasing state investments to save struggling providers.
Even before COVID-19—which caused havoc by raising costs while lowering enrollment—early child care...
Breaking Down Gov. Carney’s 2021 State of the State
This week, Governor John Carney delivered his State of the State address and presented his FY22 recommended budget.
Gov. Carney started the education portion of his address by thanking the hard work and dedication of educators, school leaders, child care providers, and all school staff during the pandemic. He acknowledged that they continue...
Delaware: Making Progress on Consolidating and Aligning Early Childhood Services
After over a decade of studies and advocacy for more efficient, streamlined early childhood services, Delaware is making significant progress in consolidating its oversight and governance.
As advocates and experts have noted, the government bodies that oversee early childhood issues in Delaware is fragmented, at best. At one time, there...
Why Delaware Should Update How it Funds Child Care
Affordable child care is an evergreen issue that predates COVID-19. But as we wrote in September, the pandemic forced many child care centers to severely limit their enrollment or close their doors entirely. Delaware’s child care centers have relied on federal CARES funding to support centers and families through “enhanced”...