Apr 17, 2020
The unmet child care needs of Pennsylvania’s infants and toddlers are significant. Less than half the young children across the state are in high-quality programs, while less than a quarter of child care programs in the state actually meet high-quality standards. To...
Mar 27, 2020
Collapsing child care system is its own crisis We may not know how long shelter in place orders will remain in effect, but we do know that if they last longer than a month, the economy of Pennsylvania isn’t likely to rebound any time...
Feb 14, 2020
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...
Sep 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...
Aug 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...
Jun 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...
