PA legislators trumped on child care [NOTE: Not knowing how to feel after the first two paragraphs of this newsletter is normal.] When President Trump released his proposed 2021 budget, he included $1 billion in increased funding for child...
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It’s worse than it looks–September 20, 2019
It's worse than it looks... Want to know what’s worse than a new report that shows that eight out of ten of the Commonwealth’s kids eligible for child care subsidy go unserved? That figure doesn’t include the impact of a $36 million cut in...
An oasis of early learning in Feasterville–August 9, 2019
Star-struck and inspired in Bucks County Last week, PCCY visited Just Children Child Care Center (JCCCC) in Feasterville, Bucks County, where Beth Halpin, the Assistant Director was quick to brag that of the nine teachers working there, six have worked...
Why a $1B surplus has PA voters seeing red–June 28, 2019
Why a $1B surplus has PA voters seeing red This one’s really hard to swallow. State revenues are nearly a BILLION dollars higher than expected for this year. Next year, the fiscally conservative Senate bean-counters expect the state coffers will be more...
Preschoolers are big winners in primary vote–May 24, 2019
Preschoolers win big in primary election From pre-K classrooms to libraries to playgrounds across the city, you can see and touch the impact of Philadelphia’s coveted Soda Tax. On Tuesday, voters, as they have time and time again, declared our...
Benefits of pre-K spans generations–May 17, 2019
Preschool benefits span generations: Study It’s hard to think of a more popular program than quality pre-K, but new research released this week only underscore the frustration parents are feeling as City Council still has a bill under consideration that...
REPORT: Underwater: What’s Sinking Families in Bucks County – Apr 2019
The American Dream is eroding in Bucks County. Incomes that used to provide a comfortable middle class life are no longer enough to even cover the basics. Even families who are near the median income – an income that should solidify their middle class status – are...
REPORT: Underwater: What’s Sinking Families in Delaware County – Mar 2019
The American Dream is eroding in Delaware County. Incomes that used to provide a comfortable middle class life are no longer enough to even cover the basics. Even families who are near the median income – an income that should solidify their middle class status – are...
Tossing the babies out with the soda water–March 15, 2019
"Philadelphia Council Introduces Bill To Phase Out Soda Tax" It’s the headline the soda industry has been thirsting after. While it won’t cause diabetes, obesity, or tooth decay, it may very well give Philadelphia a nasty hangover. Leaving aside the fact the...