ACNJ in the News: Read Op-Ed in NJ Spotlight by Dr. Taryn Morrissey and Cecilia Zalkind, “The Future of Infant and Toddler Child Care After COVID-19” Posted 1/26/2022 By Taryn Morrissey, co-author for Pennies to the Dollar: The Investment Gap for New Jersey’s Earliest Learners Guest blogger, Dr. Morrissey is an Associate Professor of Public […]
Category: Child Care
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 […]
New Report Details Investment Gap in New Jersey’s Youngest Learners
Pennies to the Dollar: The Investment Gap for New Jersey’s Earliest Learners details the investment gaps to support the education of infants and toddlers and provides three policy/investment recommendations. This brief is based on an analysis conducted by Ajay Chaudry and Taryn Morrissey, authors of Cradle to Kindergarten: A New Plan to Combat Inequality. Download […]
Pandemic Stress: Supporting the Early Childhood Workforce
By Hannah Korn-Heilner and Nya Earrusso During the week of October 18, 2021, ACNJ, along with partners from the Think Babies and Pritzker infant mental health workgroup, held Celebrate Babies Week, an initiative of the Association for Infant Mental Health to bring awareness to the needs of our youngest children. This year’s theme was “Sustaining […]
Tell Our U.S. Senators: Our Young Learners Need Us to “Build Back Better”
On November 19th, the United States House of Representatives passed the Build Back Better Act which will provide $400 billion for child care and preschool—the largest federal investment of its kind. The funding will provide a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for New Jersey’s children, families and educators by: Making child care affordable for all families with children from […]
