Bill that would have weakened child care defeated in Wyoming
Posted by Bill Bentley on Mar 2, 2012 at 2:04 PMWe blogged yesterday about a bill in Wyoming that would weaken protections families have in finding child care providers. The bill would have doubled the number of children a provider could watch over without needing to seek a license from…
Weaker child care regulations could mean weaker child care in Wyoming
Posted by Terrylynn Tyrell on Mar 1, 2012 at 3:10 PMThe Wyoming legislature could be on the way to loosening a regulation that protects children in child care. The legislation would double the number of children a child care provider could care for before having to get a license from…
Congress is looking for smart investments. Tell them: Start with kids!
Posted by rheine on Nov 1, 2011 at 5:12 PMCongress has been consumed with talk of cost-cutting and smart spending. We say pre-kindergarten is a great place to start; it’s much easier to nurture a child than rehabilitate a young adult. And that’s the topic of our new infographic!
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Voices members hold town hall meetings in 13 states
Posted by rheine on Oct 18, 2011 at 4:12 PMAs Congress considers renewing No Child Left Behind, Voices member organizations are holding town hall meetings in 13 states. The Senate will start marking up a reauthorization of No Child Left Behind this week, so we want policymakers to know…
Tell Congress: Make child care a priority!
Posted by rheine on Oct 12, 2011 at 3:20 PMMillions are struggling to find and hold a job in the wake of the recession. One thing that has always helped is child care; having high-quality, affordable care for children gives parents the flexibility to advance their careers.
Pre-K week kicks off in Georgia
Posted by rheine on Oct 3, 2011 at 3:40 PMThis week our Georgia member is hosting the state’s first Pre-K Week, which will help Voices for Georgia’s Children and its partners raise awareness of the importance of early education. Nearly 30 state legislators are visiting Pre-K centers around the…
MomsRising.org: “Only one woman on the ‘Super Committee’? Ouch!”
Posted by rheine on Aug 12, 2011 at 4:35 PMOur friends over at MomsRising.org make a great point about the new “super committee” appointed to negotiate cuts to the federal budget: It has only one woman. Congress has always embarrassingly underrepresented women, of course, with only 17 percent…
In NYC, nearly 17,000 kids could lose child care; child advocates rally
Posted by Terrylynn Tyrell on Apr 22, 2011 at 1:50 PMNew York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg plans to cut nearly 17,000 child care slots on top of the 14,000 that were eliminated since 2006. Taking away child care from almost 17,000 children would be bad enough, but this move will…
“Children are getting pummeled” in budget fight
Posted by Joanna Shoffner Scott on Mar 1, 2011 at 5:05 PMYet another prominent commentator has taken to the New York Times to decry the damage done to children in the budget fight. Congress has been considering a federal budget that would make drastic, dangerous cuts to programs. David Brooks says,…
Voices praises investments in children in President Obama’s budget
Posted by Joanna Shoffner Scott on Feb 14, 2011 at 6:03 PMPresident Obama today proposed a budget that would make important new investments in children. Of course, the president’s budget proposal is basically a long memo in the form of a budget and Congress is unlikely to take it up, but…
