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Early Childhood Education

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Childcare Challenges Persist as Parents Return to Work Amid COVID-19

Early Childhood Education
Education
October 14, 2020
Center for Education and Workforce
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation has released a new report, "Piecing Together Solutions: Returning to Work and the Childcare Dilemma," outlining how childcare challenges are affecting working parents amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The report examines how working parents are struggling to adapt to the ongoing challenges posed by the pandemic, including difficulties navigating alternative childcare arrangements and online K-12 learning.

Early Education Federal Policy Discussion

As policymakers consider another round of COVID-response legislation, childcare and early education are at the top of mind. Without quality, accessible childcare, employees will be unable to return to work, heavily slowing the restart of our economy. Congress is currently considering four proposals to assist states, communities, and childcare providers, each with significant differences.

The Childcare Equation

Julia Barfield, MPH, MSW
Kerri Briggs, Ph.D.
Early Childhood Education
Economic Empowerment
Education
Women
July 10, 2020
Center for Education and Workforce
chilcare equation
Childcare is important for children, and it is essential for working parents. Parents rely on childcare to help them enter, re-enter, or remain in the workforce. But access to affordable, quality childcare is hard to come by, and now due to the COVID-19 pandemic, families are experiencing additional challenges in finding childcare that meets their needs. It is no secret that parents dedicate significant energy and resources balancing their roles at home, in the community, and in the workplace. Parents must consider various factors in determining the level and type of childcare solutions that best meet their needs. These factors make up what we’re referring to as the ‘Childcare Equation.’

24-hour child care in New Rochelle: When parents need more than 'day' care

Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy
Community Improvement
Early Childhood Education
March 12, 2020
Center for Education and Workforce
24-Hour Care Centers
© Tania Savayan/The Journal News
At 7:30 p.m. on a late summer Thursday, Deloris Hogan was hunched over her kitchen counter cutting up freshly harvested cucumbers, strawberries and red bell peppers from her vegetable garden for six young children at her home in New Rochelle. Her husband, Patrick, standing a few feet away, scraped the cheese off four slices of pizza to accommodate a couple of picky eaters.

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