Small child care business —both center-based and family child care — need stable funding to stay in business if we need them to care for and educate children from low-income families. Paying providers based on a program’s enrollment and not attendance can help keep centers from closing doors, lead to stronger quality programs, increased program access […]
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BLOG: Kinship Care and New Jersey’s Revised Kinship Legal Guardianship Act
By Legal Intern Kelly Monahan Benefits of Kinship Care Kinship care – placing children with relatives rather than non-relative foster parents – is associated with significant benefits for children and youth, including improved mental and behavioral health. Specifically, kinship care may help mitigate the trauma of removal when children are placed with relative caregivers who […]
Take Action: Urge Gov. Murphy to sign the child care enrollment bill S3947/A4746!
Send an Email to urge Gov. Murphy to sign the #childcare enrollment bill S3947/A4746! New Jersey’s child care system and families can’t wait any longer. This industry is essential for the state’s economy and it’s time to make the commitment to fund it as a public good just like law enforcement and public PreK-12 education. […]
How Well Did Kids and Families Fare in the State’s Fiscal Year 2022 Budget?
In a budget that he describes as paying our bills, meeting our obligations and planning for the future, Governor Murphy signed a record-setting $46.4 billion FY2022 New Jersey budget into law, which will cover all of the state’s planned spending between July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2022. The budget continues to provide much-needed supports […]
Achieving Equitable and Dependable Child Care Subsidy: Enrollment vs Attendance
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