Download PDF (Philadelphia, PA) September 19, 2011 – As low-income, working families in the state continue to suffer the effects of the Great Recession, the state Department of Public Welfare (DPW) is preparing next month to increase the cost of copays for...
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POLICY PAPER: Pennsylvania’s Child Care Subsidy: Strengthening Children, Families and The Economy – Sep 2011
PCCY's report on Pennsylvania's Child Care Subsidy Program.
A 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 children. As a journalist, he should recognize his role is to help readers sort fact from fiction, instead of...
Corbett Should Restore Funds For Child Care – Philadelphia Inquirer – July 10, 2011
A number of the decisions Gov. Corbett made in his budget were unsettling, but among the more egregious is a 9.3 percent cut to child-care subsidies for the poor. It will force struggling parents to choose between work and welfare, ultimately increasing the...
U.S., Pennsylvania Cuts Expected To Curb Child-Care Subsidies – Philadelphia Inquirer – May 21, 2011
Julia Van Houten, 31, a single mother with an 8-year-old girl and a 17-month-old boy, has struggled for years to make ends meet despite working full-time. A child-care teacher for close to nine years at Sonshine Christian Academy in Drexel Hill, Van Houten is paid $10...
Aim Your Votes At Early Childhood Education – Philadelphia Daily News – October 13, 2010
AT THE beginning of MSNBC's weeklong Education Nation summit, educators deliberated the state of American education and the many challenges affecting the nation's schools. There was lots of hand-clapping and plenty of "Amen" moments as the teachers, gathered from...
Study’s Findings Point To A Lack Of Opportunities For Philadelphia Youth – WHYY – June 15, 2010
Military officials who are worried about finding future soldiers are lobbying for more early childhood education funding. Their plea for Pre-K programs came in response to a new study that found that up to 90 percent of Philadelphia youth lack the qualifications for...
An Early Start, A Big Step Ahead – Philadelphia Inquirer – January 12, 2010
Early-childhood education is among the best investments a society can make for the future. Students enrolled in pre-K programs, a time when the mind is especially responsive to learning, perform demonstrably better in school later on. Read more...
Early Education Can Put Kids On Path To College – Philadelphia Inquirer – January 8, 2010
Thank you for writing about the Nutter administration's efforts to double the percentage of college graduates in Philadelphia ("New city office to focus on college," Monday). While a K-16 framework may be a stretch for readers who think of college preparation as...
Budget Delay Foces Peak’s Little Angels to Cut Back, Stop Checks – Philadelphia Tribune – October 9, 2009
Anyone who doubts the hardship caused by the 100-day state budget impasse need only talk to daycare center owner Thelma Peake, who has not received her state funding since July. For Peake, the president and owner of Peak’s Little Angels, a daycare center in Southwest...