Childcare Rivals College For Biggest Kid-Related Expenses – CBS Philly – November 6, 2013
Thinking that college may be the largest child-related cost? Don’t forget daycare. A nationwide study suggests that daycare can rival or surpass the cost…
D.A.’s Urge More Spending On Preschool – The Philadelphia Inquirer – October 17, 2013
Philadelphians have grown accustomed to parents, students and teachers marching to demand adequate funding for education. Today, a group of Pennsylvania law-enforcement officials will…
City Slashes Pre-K, Head Start Programs – The Philadelphia Tribune – October 11, 2013
President Barack Obama has placed early childhood education high on his agenda, but the School District of Philadelphia has scaled back on the number…
National Survey Finds Overwhelming Support For Public Investments In Early Learning
Large majority of voters, including Republicans and Independents, see early learning as an important national priority Download PDF WASHINGTON – The First Five Years…
Testimony to House Democratic Policy Committee—Child Care Subsidy
Read MorePA Lawmakers Urged To Support Stronger Investments In Early Learning – PR Newswire – April 23, 2013
Early learning advocates today called for greater state investments in high-quality, publicly funded pre-kindergarten and school-day and afterschool child care programs, citing the proven…
To The Editor: Head Start Gains Downplayed – Philadelphia Inquirer – February 5, 2013
Head Start gains downplayed With good reason, a national study’s authors critical of Head Start urged that their findings be considered alongside existing research…
Philly’s Head Start Programs Could Be Among Casualties Of Going Over Fiscal Cliff – WHYY Newsworks – October 25, 2012
Bonnie Li says that before her four-year-old daughter, Pearl, started preschool, she was “lost.” “She was very scared, very shy,” says Li. “When she…
Pennsylvania’s early learning system: Testimony to Pennsylvania House Democratic Policy Committee
Read MoreA Good (Head) Start – Philadelphia Inquirer – July 29, 2011
AS A FORMER TEACHER, Dom Giordano should recognize that Head Start plays a powerful role in reducing the achievement gap between poor and middle-income…