Every one of us in Grand Junction has a story to tell about how we are experiencing the COVID-19 crisis. I feel fortunate that my story does not stand alone, but because of my job as a home visitor, it is tied to that of more than 60 families in our community.
A new national poll by Save the Children Action Network found 87% of voters support providing enough federal assistance during the COVID-19 outbreak to make sure child care providers can pay their bills.
The coronavirus epidemic has brought child care front and center, raising a challenge to those conservatives insisting we quickly reopen the economy.Without schools and child care, parents cannot leave their kids alone to go back to work.
I can weather many changes, but what nearly breaks my heart is this question: “Will my daughter return to preschool?”
Deborah Merrill DePaoli is the South Carolina State Manager for Save the Children Action Network (SCAN). This winter, she spoke with Erin Live on the Air about SCAN's work to help children in the U.S. and around the world survive and thrive.
Currently, 51% of Coloradans live in a child care desert. This is not good for parents who must work, or for children who can benefit from structured child care and early education.
As a teacher and professional with more than 40 years of experience supporting children with special needs, I know that all children involved in quality early learning benefit immensely.
Early Childhood Education programs have proven to lift kids out of poverty and prepare them for success in school and in life.
Early education is a bipartisan issue. Making an investment in children makes an investment in our future, and nothing could be more important.
Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham's administration is pushing House Bill 83, which would create a trust fund for early education. Advocates for the bill, like Save the Children Action Network, or SCAN, say it would give the state a brighter future.
Save the Children Action Network State Manager, Lacey Daniell-Miller, spoke with The Richard Eeds Show about early childhood education programs and child care in New Mexico.
