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…
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…
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.…
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…
PCCY Martin Luther King Project: What the Public Wants
"MLK Day Volunteers Asking Citizens About Priorities for Mayor and Next Governor" Download PDF (Philadelphia, PA) January 17, 2010 – While many individuals…
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…
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…
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…
Pennsylvania Child Care Need Increasing as Recession Continues
Waiting List for Child Care Works Subsidy Outpaces Demand Download Press Release (Philadelphia, PA) July 21, 2009 – Over the past decades dramatic…