Facebook Twitter Linkedin View this post on Instagram A post shared by ACNJforKids (@acnjforkids) TO: Members of the Senate Education Committee FROM: Winifred Smith-Jenkins, Director of Early Learning Policy and Advocacy, Advocates for Children of New Jersey DATE: June 3, 2024 RE: New Jersey’s Public Preschool Mixed-Delivery Model Thank you so much for holding this […]
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ACNJ Testifies at Senate Hearing Focused on Mixed-Delivery Preschool Model
Facebook Twitter Linkedin On June 3rd, ACNJ with other advocates and partners participated in a public hearing on the state’s full-day public preschool mixed-delivery model. The NJ Senate Education Committee wanted to learn how well school districts were partnering with local child care providers in the state’s effort to expand public preK. Organizations testifying included […]
Did You Know New Jersey is seeking to implement a permanent enrollment-based child care subsidy program starting in January 2025?
Facebook Twitter Linkedin By Shadaya Bennett Senior Legislative Analyst For more information on this topic, contact Shadaya at sbennett@acnj.org. What is the Subsidy Program? The New Jersey Child Care Assistance Program, administered by the State Department of Human Services (DHS), Division of Family Development, provides financial assistance to low-income, working families to help cover the […]
ACNJ Participates in Child Care Site Visit/Roundtable with Congressman Tom Kean Jr.
Facebook Twitter Linkedin ACNJ staff members Shadaya Bennett and Keith Hadad were invited to a site visit and roundtable discussion with Congressman Tom Kean Jr. (NJ-07), and his wife, Rhonda, at Temple Emanu-el’s Early Child Care Center in Westfield. Organized by New Jersey Association for the Education of Young Children (NJAEYC), this event focused on […]
Thank You for Joining Us in Imagining A Day Without Child Care
Facebook Twitter Linkedin On May 13, parents, early childhood staff and caregivers across New Jersey and the nation participated in “A Day Without Child Care,” bringing attention to the essential role of our undervalued and underpaid early care and education workforce. Armed with stickers that say “Thanks to child care, I’m at work!” families were […]