Virginia County Looks to Weaken Child Care!
Last week a front page story in the Washington Post shared the tragic death of 3-month-old Camden Lafkin in a Virginia child care program. The child care provider and Camden’s cause of death are under...
View ArticleA Child Care License Should Mean Children are Safe
This week, the New Republic ran an article, “The Hell of American Day Care: An Investigation into the barely regulated, unsafe business of looking after our children.” The article reviewed the...
View ArticleNew HHS Rules Promoting Children’s Health & Safety in Child Care
This past week, the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, Kathleen Sebelius, held a press conference at an early learning center in Washington, D.C. to announce new rules to...
View ArticleLearning from the Military Child Care System
It’s Memorial Day Weekend and a time to celebrate and remember those who died in service to our country – over a million men and women who have died since the Civil War protecting our people and...
View ArticleIt’s Time to Fix Child Care – Reauthorization Bill Introduced in Senate
Last week, Senator Mikulski (D-MD), Senator Burr (R-NC), Senator Harkin (D-IA), and Senator Alexander (R-TN) introduced a bill to reauthorize the Child Care and Development Block Grant, the primary...
View ArticleObama Administration Proposes New Child Care Regulations (UPDATED–FEBRUARY...
UPDATE: February 16, 2016 Child Care Aware® of America has posted its comments to the Child Care and Development Fund Notice of Proposed Rulemaking. We encourage you to review our comments and sign on...
View ArticleHealth Resource Spotlight: Getting Fluoride for Your Child
Spotlight on Healthy Habits for Happy Smiles: Getting Fluoride for Your Child The Problem Some families avoid serving their children tap water because they question whether fluoridated water is safe to...
View ArticleEditing Exchange: An Editor’s First Year Account of Understanding Child Care
One year ago, I stepped into my new role as Editor-in-Chief of Exchange, a magazine for early childhood leaders. I was to fill the biggest shoes imaginable—those of a founding editor who had helmed the...
View ArticleMarjory Stoneman Douglas High School Shooting: Lessons Learned
The events at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School this past week were truly horrific. During six minutes of gunfire, fourteen students and three faculty members were killed and 15 were wounded. Sadly,...
View ArticleActive Shooter Preparation for Child Care Providers is Unfortunate but Necessary
My In my role as a general manager for afterschool programs located in 20 public schools, the safety of our children is constantly at the forefront of our staffing and planning conversations. Our...
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