EarlyChildhoodAlliance

Access to early child care opportunities is an essential component of a thriving resort community and economy: vimeo.com/741962985 #solvechildcarenow

Utah child care advocates are bracing for the fall as pandemic cash runs dry kuer.org/business-econo…

The Park City Council has approved the city budget for the next fiscal year and it includes $1 million of one-time child care funding. kpcw.org/park-city/2023…

It became clear at last Thursday’s Park City Council meeting that a majority of the council is interested in earmarking $800,000 to $1 million in next fiscal year’s budget to support local child care. kpcw.org/park-city/2023…

More moms are leaving the workforce, but it’s not because they want to fastcompany.com/90890758/worki…

North Dakota lawmakers pass $66 million package to address child care cost, availability bismarcktribune.com/news/state-and… via @bistrib Come on Utah, it's time to get in the game.

Thank you for talking about childcare! Summit County Council holds meetings with U.S. Congress representatives kpcw.org/summit-county/…

What is the child care crisis, exactly? vox.com/policy/2023/4/… via @voxdotcom

The federal Child Care & Development Fund is to provide child care subsidies so low-income parents can work, attend school, or participate in job training. A new report from the GAO finds that fewer than 1 in 4 eligible families can actually access them. gao.gov/products/gao-2…

UWSL’s Vice President of Public Policy, @ElizabethMGarbe was recently a guest on @saltlakechamber's Speaking on Business podcast. Listen to the episode and learn more about the importance of childcare here: bit.ly/3nznuQT

Guest editorial: Although PC Tots’ recently-announced tuition increase may be the first, it will not be the last parkrecord.com/?p=123800

Families grapple with PC Tots tuition increase kpcw.org/park-city/2023… This will happen more and more across Utah/Nation in the coming months!

Day care waitlists are so long, moms are quitting their jobs or choosing to stop having kids 19thnews.org/2023/03/day-ca… via @19thnews

America wants to have it both ways: insisting that poor single parents work while shrugging its shoulders about the conditions that can prevent them from doing so, like erratic just-in-time schedules and lack of affordable childcare, @stephmurrayyyy theatlantic.com/family/archive…

WH Economic Report underscores that public investment in child care is an economic imperative - for parents to work for businesses to thrive for providers to make fair wages, and for kids to get a high-quality early education. apnews.com/article/biden-…

Biden has big ideas for fixing child care. For now a small workaround will have to do npr.org/2023/03/17/116…

Medicaid renewals are happening soon! If you have Medicaid, you may need to take steps to keep your coverage. Learn more at: medicaid.utah.gov or call 1-866-435-7414 #utahfamily #utahmoms #utahhealth

It's Equal Pay Day. The gender pay gap has hardly budged in 20 years. What gives? npr.org/2023/03/14/116…

High child care costs lead more parents to stay home video.foxbusiness.com/v/6322098734112