Tag: early learning

Federal Funds for Child Care Will Help, but Not Solve Delaware’s Crisis

Early Childhood Education

November 3rd, 2021

 ARPA Funding Announced November 1 This week, Gov. John Carney announced $120.6 million in funding for early childhood allocated through the American Rescue Plan Act. Included in this total are $66 million previously awarded (as required by the Federal Administration for Children and Families (ACF) in the form of Child Care...

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How Will Stimulus Dollars Change the Early Learning Landscape? Ideas Begin to Take Shape

Early Childhood Education

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...

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Equity and Education Take Center Stage at Busy Legislative Session

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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...

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Delaware Falls to 42nd on Pre-K Ranking, Below All Neighboring States

Early Childhood Education

April 28th, 2021

Delaware slipped further behind in national rankings for providing access to state-funded preschool for children. The National Institute for Early Education Research (NIEER) released its latest rankings for pre-K enrollment, and, much like last year and the years before, Delaware is ranked among the bottom states. This year, Delaware came in...

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