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 […]
Category: COVID-19 Updates
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 […]
Filing deadline extended for Due Process petition for compensation of special education services
Governor Murphy signed S905/A1281 into law directing school districts must have an IEP meeting with every student by no later than December 31, 2022 to discuss the need for compensatory education for the period from March 18, 2020 through September 1, 2021. Parents have until September 1, 2023 to file for Due Process. This complaint, […]
Helping Your Child Get On Track: Education Tips for 2022
By Nina Peckman, Staff Attorney What kinds of questions should you ask at the school meeting to assess your child’s progress and to request help for your child? What information does the Start Strong assessment result say about my child? How are these results guiding the instruction that my child is getting? What are my […]
Beginning a New Year: State Child Care Payment Practices Update
Thanks to the New Jersey Legislature and Governor Murphy, a bill was passed and signed into law in late December requiring child care subsidy payments based on a program’s enrollment, rather than on attendance, to continue. Child care providers throughout the state are beginning the new year with a sigh of relief as a steady […]
