Today, ACNJ senior policy analyst Cynthia Rice was presented with the esteemed Aletha R. Wright, Excellence in EarlyCare and Education Award by the New Jersey Early Care and Education Alliance. Aletha served tirelessly for the benefit of children and families throughout New Jersey and the United States. Her characteristics of leadership, dedication and excellence was […]
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View the Recording: Kids Count Forum: South Jersey Finding Solutions for Kids
On Monday, September 27, 2021, we gathered at Rowan University and over Zoom to listen to engaging speakers discuss the impact of COVID-19 on young children and youth in the southern part of our state. ACNJ also offered ways that everyone in New Jersey can advocate for children in the upcoming election by participating in […]
NJ Child Care Workforce Survey Reveals Hiring Struggle
A recent New York Times article spotlighted what many of us have already known, the child care workforce is in crisis. While we know the workforce is severely underpaid, child care programs that often run on razor thin margins cannot raise wages to what our child care workforce deserves. And the pandemic has only made […]
Maternal and Infant Health, Save Moms, Save Lives
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Healthy Babies Start with Healthy Relationships
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