Tag: early childhood education
First Legislative Session During Meyer Administration Prioritizes Literacy and Student Wellbeing
July 3rd, 2025
In a year of major transitions that featured a new governor and cabinet secretaries, new legislative leadership, and critical budget talks, Delaware education saw a somewhat muted legislative session when it came to education. Gov. Matt Meyer and Sec. of Education Cindy Marten focused their first six months in office on building their teams...VIEW ARTICLE
As Legislature Wraps, Lawmakers Focus on School Climate, Child Care, and Holistic Supports for Students and Educators
July 2nd, 2024
The 152nd General Assembly—the last one convened under Gov. John Carney—is officially in the books. As promised during his final State of the State Address, Gov. Carney’s recommended pay increases for educators passed the final budget. Overall, Delaware saw its state education budget grow 8.6-percent over last year, with $171,658,500...VIEW ARTICLE
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