Tag: early learning
Providers, Families, Business Community Agree: Delaware’s Child Care Crisis Imperils More than Just Parents
November 18th, 2021
For Delaware parents with young kids like Rodel’s own Kim Lopez, the state’s child care crisis is a daily reality. But today, the crisis has spilled beyond just households with kids and their would-be child care centers. The ripple effects into businesses, the general workforce, and the overall economy are resonating clearly...VIEW ARTICLE
Federal Funds for Child Care Will Help, but Not Solve Delaware’s Crisis
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...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