Delaware Lawmakers Propose Historic Increases to Purchase of Care Subsidy
Delaware’s Joint Finance Committee has voted to add $20.07 million to Delaware's Purchase of Care program in Fiscal Year 2023—a substantial increase in funding. They added to the governor’s proposed increase—both to increase the rates paid to child care providers by 15 percent, and to include a $1.1 million “door opener” to...
Why All the Buzz about Literacy This Year?
Delaware leaders have coalesced around early literacy in recent years, adopting a state plan, enacting legislation, and drawing national speakers to support the momentum.
The state’s scores on national reading assessments have been stagnant and remain low, with less than half of third graders reading on grade level—an important...
Delaware Lawmakers Prioritizing Early Care and Education Workforce
In the coming weeks, early childhood workers will be able to access the supplement or “bonus” pay committed in November by Gov. John Carney through American Rescue Plan Act funds. Each early educator will be paid $1,000 upon completing their online profile—which will help the state create its first professional registry, or data...
Delawareans Share Their Vision for Child Care on Advocacy Day
“No one’s income should affect their child’s outcomes. We have to fund child care in Delaware at the cost of care, so that providers don’t have to sacrifice to serve their communities.”
As advocates, lawmakers and community members gathered virtually across the state to rally legislators around Delaware’s youngest learners...