Author: Catherine Felegi2

Register – Moving Beyond the Pandemic: Business’s Role in Child Care

Many New Jersey businesses continue to struggle with inadequate staffing due to the lack of child care options needed by their existing and prospective employees. Without access to child care, parents, and primarily mothers, cannot return to work.  As we begin, post-pandemic, to reimagine child care, what steps can businesses–large and small—take to support the […]

Senator Ruiz Proposes Legislative Package of Bills Investing $360M in Child Care

ACNJ applauds the efforts of State Senate Majority Leader Ruiz to #ReimagineChildCare Today, State Senate Majority Leader Teresa Ruiz (D- 29) introduced a comprehensive package of bills that would invest $360 million for child care in New Jersey. Legislative proposals in the package, co-sponsored by Senator Joe Vitale, Senator Nilsa Cruz-Perez and Senator Sandra Bolden Cunningham, […]

20 Years of Federal Court Oversight of New Jersey’s Child Welfare System Ending

Posted 03/23/2022 Mary Coogan, Esq., ACNJ Vice President The federal court oversight of New Jersey’s child welfare system will finally be ending after 20 years, according to the federal court monitor Judith Meltzer, president of the Center for the Study of Social Policy. Ms. Meltzer appeared with Marcia Lowry, attorney for the plaintiff, and Department […]

Resources and Recordings: Understanding and Applying for Child Care Stabilization Grants

View the Recording: Para ver este video con subtítulos en español, ponga el cursor en la parte inferior del video, seleccione subtítulos     y en la configuración    seleccione “subtitles” y luego “auto-translate” y finalmente el idioma. Infant and Toddler Child Care Providers: Fill Out Our Brief Survey During the Month of April and Be […]