To kick off Celebrate Babies Week, ACNJ hosted the webinar “Pandemic Stress: Supporting Young Children, Families, and the Early Childhood Workforce”. This webinar featured a special presentation from Dr. Walter Gilliam from Yale University Child Study Center on his recent research on the impact of the pandemic on young children, their families and child care […]
Category: Infants and Toddlers
Join the Celebration! Sustaining the Essential Role of the Caregiver
From October 18th to October 22nd, ACNJ and our partners will be elevating the importance of supporting babies and their caretakers. This year’s theme is “Sustaining the Essential Role of the Caregiver.” Caregivers have been essential in the lives of our youngest, ensuring their social-emotional well-being while struggling through a pandemic themselves. We want to […]
Your Advocacy In Action – Plans for $700 Million in Federal Funds for Child Care Announced
Today, Governor Phil Murphy, along with Department of Human Services Commissioner Sarah Adelman and Assistant Commissioner Natasha Johnson, announced a plan detailing how the nearly $700 million American Rescue Plan dollars will be used to help both parents and child care providers: All parent co-pays for child care subsidies will be waived through the end of […]
Share this Child Care Petition Flyer
In April 2021, New Jersey received nearly $700 million in federal funds for child care through the American Rescue Plan. Despite the continued staffing and financial crises rocking the industry, those funds have yet to be released. Print this petition and share with parents and your network. They can access the online petition by scanning […]
