Apr 1, 2022
Tomorrow’s Leaders Make their Case to Today’s Lawmakers “Our text books are older than the students using them.” The sad state of textbooks was raised by Upper Darby student Tanveer K. in a meeting with House Democratic Leader Joanna...
Mar 30, 2022
The research is clear that there is a strong need for non-traditional hour child care. Pennsylvania child care regulations define non-traditional hour child care as care provided to children whose parent/caretaker work on Saturday, Sunday, or between the hours of 6 PM...
Mar 25, 2022
Business and Families Call for Greater Child Care Investments “We have a hard time hiring and keeping workers because of the lack of child care flexibility,” said Blythe Pruitt of Advanced Industrial Solutions (AIS), a skilled trade labor...
Mar 18, 2022
Councilmember David Oh wants to repeal the Philly soda tax and deny 4,000 children quality pre-k. If you’re a Philly parent, let him know that a few cents on a soda means so much more for kids! Sad but true observation by a 10-year-old girl talking about...
Feb 25, 2022
The Fate of Democracy Is In Our Hands The stories and images coming out of Ukraine are horrifying. Our hearts are breaking for the Ukrainian people as they face death and destruction at the hands of Russian invaders in an unfounded military attack that...
Feb 18, 2022
Child Care Builds Bridges for Families and Politicians They say politics makes strange bedfellows, and the same can be said for child care. Parents, government, business, social conservatives, and liberal advocates all agree that child care is a priority for...
