ALL OF THIS COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED More than 150,000 PA kids are going to lose their child care because the end of federal funds will force around 3,000 programs to close, leaving over 11,000 workers out of a job. Governor Shapiro, all of this could have been...
ROCKY WATERS FOR EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION The political waters in Harrisburg over the budget are rockier than wave surfing on the Jersey shore. But some sectors are experiencing a hardcore wipeout. Fortunately, families receiving the child care subsidy are...
WHAT BRINGS EVERYONE TO THE TABLE? CHILD CARE! It’s not often that child advocates and one Chamber of Commerce – let alone 55 of them – stand side-by-side on an issue. But the crisis in child care is so severe that unusual partners are joining forces to urge...
KIDS PAY THE PRICE FOR DEBT DEAL In true form, the media coverage of the spectacle debt ceiling crisis failed to connect the details of how what was being debated would affect everyday life. It no surprise, then, that most Americans don’t even know that the...
Children First invited three parents to submit testimony to Philadelphia City Council on expansion of available slots for PHLpreK. Read testimony from: Dina Kassymbekova Read testimony from: Stephanie Santiago Read testimony from Melissa...
PHLpreK is a free, quality pre-k program offered by the City of Philadelphia to any child who is 3 or 4 years old. The program is offered to 4,300 children through 179 early childhood education providers city-wide; 92% of all seats were filled (3,950 children) in...
