Jan 9, 2026
Here Are the Facts about Child Care Because a YouTuber posted on social media that he wasn’t allowed in secure child care centers in Minnesota, he claimed fraud. The President reacted to the post and – without any evidence – ordered an immediate freeze of $10...
Nov 14, 2025
With Disappointment at the Federal Level, Pennsylvania’s State Budget is a WIN for Kids. Ask most Pennsylvanians how they would grade the performance of their state and federal representatives and senators and they’d generously give them an F. In our...
Oct 31, 2025
Sticks and Stones and Names Will Hurt You Troublemaker. Disruptive. Difficult. These labels can follow a child around their whole life with devastating consequences. At a Philadelphia City Council hearing organized by Children First, teenagers shared their...
Oct 29, 2025
Exclusionary discipline in early childhood education (ECE), including suspension, expulsion, and informal removals (soft suspensions), disrupts learning during children’s most critical years and disproportionately impacts Black children, Hispanic boys, and children...
Oct 24, 2025
Arguments Against Soda Tax are All Flat In response to a 2015 landslide voter referendum in support of a tax on sweetened beverages, the Mayor and City Council passed the levy that pays for more than 5,000 children to attend pre-k, completed upgrades to 48 city...
Aug 22, 2025
State Budget Must Address the Child Care Crisis While SEPTA and K-12 education are dominating the headlines during the state budget impasse, families continue to face child care challenges. State Rep. Gina Curry reminded us of that in a recent commentary in...
