Tag: childcare
Tragic Child Care Incidents: Wake-Up Call for Delaware
March 18th, 2024
Although Delaware has some of the strongest licensing policies in terms of what types of child care are required to be licensed (almost no program is exempt) and what the requirements are for the workforce, several incidents of injury and even death of children have occurred in recent years. These include murder, smothering, physical abuse...VIEW ARTICLE
Delaware Crunching the Numbers on Child Care Investment Rates: Is Support on the Way for Providers?
March 15th, 2024
As we have written about in the past, the rates at which Delaware funds child care remain too low for providers to support quality—let alone to cover basic costs required to operate, like paying staff, rising wages and costs, driven by minimum wage increases and inflation. Delaware has long relied on a "market rate" study to set those...VIEW ARTICLE
General Assembly Proposals Seek to Stabilize Child Care
March 2nd, 2023
Leading Senators on Health & Social Services and Education Committees have introduced two bills responding to advocate priorities focused on Purchase of Care, a state subsidy, which has been underfunded for decades. The bills will pay child care providers a statewide rate and stabilize support for families and providers. Senate...VIEW ARTICLE
Childcare During a Pandemic
Early Childhood Education, News
September 11th, 2020
As Delaware begins to go back to school for the fall, its childcare industry is more critical than ever. Children and families deserve access to high-quality childcare so parents can return to work, and students can have safe and engaging places to thrive. COVID-19 not only battered our economy, but has also closed or severely limited...VIEW ARTICLE