Children First has listened to many child care providers who want to change early childhood education policies to improve program quality. The time has come for more diverse voices to be part of the conversation. Children First is leading the process to create the...
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Sounding the Alarm – Sep 17, 2021
The Numbers Don't Lie Employers are hanging the "Help Wanted" signs, but potential employees need some help themselves first. A huge reason why employers are finding it so hard to hire new workers is the severe shortage of child care. Thousands of parents of...
Labor Pains – Sep 3, 2021
If ever a time to honor Labor Day... Labor Day honors the American workforce and the contributions that workers make to our communities and families. After the past year, many people deserve extra recognition for their extraordinary fortitude as workers...
Major Returns on 1% Investment – June 18, 2021
An early learner shows her appreciation of Councilmember Cindy Bass for supporting Philly Pre-K. Four-year-olds Aiden and Brooke stole the show at the five-year anniversary celebration of Philly Pre-K (PHLpreK). Mama Ingrid, their storied teacher, shared...
Are the Unemployed Just Lazy? – June 4, 2021
It's the narrative — not the unemployed — that's lazy (This is an excerpt of an opinion piece written by Dan O'Brien, PCCY Education Coordinator for Bucks County, that was published in the Bucks County Courier Times.) We’ve all heard the narrative from...
How Would You Spend $1.2 Billion – May 5, 2021
Child care is essential. The American Rescue Plan Act is delivering nearly $1.2 billion to Pennsylvania specifically for early childhood education but it’s up to us how to spend it. Throughout the month, child care providers and the families they support are...
Education is the Best Economic Policy – April 30, 2021
China is on track to overtake the United States as the world’s largest economy and by some measures it already is. There’s no one reason why this is the case but it’s impossible for any explanation to ignore the massive investments they are making in...
Would you leave billions of dollars on the table? – April 9, 2021
The Promise of the Rescue Act is Up to Us Now The American Rescue Plan Act (Rescue Act) has all the potential to be a game changer for children. Congress has done its part in passing this historic legislation that can cut the national child poverty rate in...
PCCY Unveils New Tools To Help Families, Communities and Schools as part of the American Rescue Act
Pennsylvania’s share of the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan Act is $360 billion and is a real game changer for kids. But what impact will this have for Pennsylvania’s children? PCCY has created these resources to help better understand the plan and how this...
RESOURCE: The American Rescue Act Plan – Apr 2021
DOWNLOAD Resources for Communities Pennsylvania’s counties and municipalities received $6.15 billion in funds to help communities and families rebound from the pandemic; these funds must be spent by the end of 2024. These funds are on top of funds received by local...