By Cecilia Zalkind, ACNJ President/CEO Cecilia Zalkind (R) with ACNJ Parent Advocate Alice Lu (L) at the bill signing event It’s official! Last week, Governor Murphy signed the universal home visiting bill (S690/A4530) into law, guaranteeing new parents at least one free home visit from a nurse within two weeks of their child’s birth, with […]
Author: Lana Lee
Parents Share Child Care Recommendations at Strolling Thunder NJ
Thank you to parents across the state for attending Strolling Thunder NJ 2021 and giving their voice to a reimagined child care system in New Jersey. More than 60 parents participated in the event on June 9th. In addition to a parent panel discussion, small group breakout sessions were facilitated by parents to discuss critical […]
Social Media Toolkit: Child Care Enrollment Bill
Small child care business —both center-based and family child care — need stable funding to stay in business if we need them to care for and educate children from low-income families. Paying providers based on a program’s enrollment and not attendance can help keep centers from closing doors, lead to stronger quality programs, increased program access […]
How Well Did Kids and Families Fare in the State’s Fiscal Year 2022 Budget?
In a budget that he describes as paying our bills, meeting our obligations and planning for the future, Governor Murphy signed a record-setting $46.4 billion FY2022 New Jersey budget into law, which will cover all of the state’s planned spending between July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2022. The budget continues to provide much-needed supports […]
JUNE 21, 2021, is Child Tax Credit Awareness Day
Beginning July 15, nearly all families who have filed their tax returns will begin receiving child tax credit (CTC) payments. They will receive one per month. For each of their qualifying children age 5 or younger, most parents will receive $300 per month in July, August, September, October, November and December for a total of […]
