Facebook X (Twitter) Linkedin By Olivia Carrara Leontine Young Fellow For more information on this topic, contact Olivia at ocarrara@acnj.org ACNJ has always believed that investments in child care would have multiple positive impacts on the child care industry, and now we have more proof! ACNJ has previously established the importance of the child care […]
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New Jersey Legislative Fact Sheet 2024 – Early Learning
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ACNJ Joins Child Care Site Visit, Hosted by Congresswoman Mikie Sherrill
ACNJ staff members (Shadaya Bennett and Winifred Smith-Jenkins) attended a site visit to the Clinton Hill Early Learning Center in Newark, hosted by Congresswoman Mikie Sherrill (CD- 11) where federal, state, and local officials along with advocates came together to highlight the importance of child care. Joined by two local state lawmakers – Senate Majority […]
Ensuring the Continuum of Care for Children Aged 0 – 5 years
Facebook X (Twitter) Linkedin We believe every child should have access to high-quality early care and education. ACNJ was involved in the New Jersey Supreme Court education funding case, Abbott v. Burke, which mandated that 31 school districts with high concentrations of low-income students were required to provide high-quality preschool. Districts met this requirement by […]
Take Action: Urge Governor Murphy to sign the child care enrollment bill S2478/A4177.
GREAT NEWS! The S2478/A4177 Child Care Enrollment bill would extend the duration of a law requiring certain provider subsidy payments for child care services to be based on enrollment. And now, it is headed to the Governor’s desk… Urge Governor Murphy to say “YES” to small businesses, working families and their children by signing A4177/S2478 […]