Each year, Advocates for Children of New Jersey (ACNJ) and the New Jersey Department of Children and Families (NJ DCF) team up to share with stakeholders the latest news and events impacting children and families in the child welfare system. Join us in an upcoming forum as we discuss the recently approved fiscal 2024 budget, […]
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ACNJ Offers Ways Employers Can Help Solve NJ’s Child Care Crisis
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View the Recording – Child Care Providers – Learn How to be Part of State-Funded Preschool
On Wednesday, June 14, 2023, ACNJ and the National Institute for Early Education Research (NIEER) held a lunch-and-learn for child care providers throughout New Jersey about how they could be part of free, full-day, state-funded preschool in eligible school districts. Keynote speakers include ACNJ Senior Policy Analyst Cynthia Rice, NIEER’s Early Childhood Education Technical Assistance […]
Assemblywoman Dunn (R) Reimagines Child Care in New Jersey
Recently, Assemblywoman Aura Dunn (R) District 25, assistant Republican whip, appeared on Think Tank with Steve Adubato, sharing her vision of what child care can be in the Garden State. Child care impacts so many facets of our state’s economy that improving the system can create a domino effect of positive change. When we prioritize families […]
View the Recording – Bringing State-Funded Preschool to Your District
On May 17, 2023, parents and community members learned how to advocate for free, full-day, state-funded preschool in their districts. Keynote speakers included ACNJ Senior Policy Analyst Cynthia Rice, National Institute for Early Education Research (NIEER)’s Early Childhood Education Technical Assistance Specialist Beth Ann Gardiner, and Tezeta “Tez” Roro, M.B.A., a parent advocate who helped […]
