NJEDA Child Care Facilities Improvement Program Grant Survey We would like to hear from child care providers by January 20th. The NJ Economic Development Authority (NJEDA) is currently providing nearly $25 million in grants between $50,000-$200,000 for licensed child care programs under the Child Care Facilities Improvement Program. The grants will cover the costs of […]
Category: Child Care
Urge Congress to Tackle New Jersey’s Child Care Crisis!
New Jersey’s child care system is still in crisis. A federal investment in child care funding is necessary to keep the system from crumbling further. We must reimagine child care – New Jersey’s Congressional leaders must support an increase in the Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG) funding to make this happen! Let Congress […]
Lessons learned in engaging and supporting New Jersey’s hard-to-reach child care community
In early 2022, Advocates for Children of New Jersey (ACNJ) received funding from several national associations to support and engage child care providers who were less likely to apply for the stabilization grant funds, including family child care providers, small child care centers, providers who speak a language other than English and faith‐based programs. The […]
Help Wanted! Child Care Staffing Crisis Means Still No Room for Babies
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John Harmon, Founder, President and CEO, African American Chamber of Commerce, Talks About Child Care
Hear John Harmon, Founder, President and CEO, African American Chamber of Commerce, discuss the challenges facing New Jersey, including the lack of access to child care and the obstacles families are facing as a result, on State of Affairs with Steve Adubato.
