Category: Early Care and Education

Understanding and Applying for Child Care Stabilization Grants

Post author By Eloisa Hernandez-Ramos
Post date February 7, 2022

Center-Based and Family Child Care Providers: Are you planning on applying for a child care stabilization grant? Get technical assistance to better understand the grant and how to apply. Sign up for one of two webinars: TUESDAY, MARCH 1, 6:30 – 8:00PM (Spanish simultaneous translation available. Habrá traductor en español.) Click here to join tonight’s […]

We Can’t Go Back: The Future of Infant-Toddler Child Care After COVID-19

Post author By Eloisa Hernandez-Ramos
Post date January 22, 2022

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 […]

Beginning a New Year: State Child Care Payment Practices Update

Post author By Catherine Felegi2
Post date January 5, 2022

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

Post author By Eloisa Hernandez-Ramos
Post date December 13, 2021

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 […]