Wow! Build Back Better! – Nov 19, 2021
Historic and Life Changing More than four million Pennsylvania children in our state alone will live better lives with Build Back Better. This historic legislation that…
Racial Equity Early Childhood Provider Council – Oct 6, 2021
Children First has listened to many child care providers who want to change early childhood education policies to improve program quality. The time has…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
您会在桌上留下数十亿美元吗? – 2021年4月9日
The Promise of the Rescue Act is Up to Us Now The American Rescue Plan Act (Rescue Act) has all the potential to…
当所有安全网从您下方拉出时– 2021年3月5日
If we didn’t know it before the pandemic, we sure know it now: child care and schools provide essential services beyond their core…