Tag: early childhood education
“I’m Worried.” Six Quotes from Delaware Families that Capture Our Child Care Crisis
January 21st, 2022
Due to rising costs and state investments that don’t keep pace, the child care industry is in peril, and nearly half of local providers are turning families away. Families who rely on the Purchase of Care (POC) subsidy can’t find care because their voucher only reimburses about 50 percent of the costs of child care. Subsequently, about 30...VIEW ARTICLE
As Child Care Crisis Rages On, Fewer Children Are Being Served. How?
November 16th, 2021
For years, Delaware families have struggled to find affordable, quality child care. Of the approximately 60,000 children in Delaware from zero to five, only a small portion are being served by state-supported programs. The result? Only about half of Delaware children enter kindergarten with a preschool experience. Research shows that children...VIEW ARTICLE
How Will Stimulus Dollars Change the Early Learning Landscape? Ideas Begin to Take Shape
July 22nd, 2021
The federal government has provided states with an unprecedented amount of money spread across three different stimulus packages: Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act in March 2020, the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act (CRRSA) in December 2020, and the American Rescue Plan Act...VIEW ARTICLE
Equity and Education Take Center Stage at Busy Legislative Session
July 1st, 2021
In the wake of a national reckoning with racial and social justice, a challenging year battling the impact of COVID-19, and the election of new (largely progressive) members to our state legislature, all eyes were on the first half of the 151st General Assembly. Since kicking off last January, the legislature, which officially...VIEW ARTICLE