Category: Preschool

Did you know the federal budget and tax policies impact early childhood?

Facebook X (Twitter) Linkedin By Shadaya Bennett Senior Legislative Analyst For more information on this topic, contact Shadaya at sbennett@acnj.org. Congress is currently developing the Federal Fiscal Year 2025 (FY2025) Budget and updating tax policies to meet revenue and expenditure obligations, ensuring the country and programs that serve its citizens continue operating in the years […]

Child Care 101 Series: Preschool – Mixed Delivery System

Many private child care providers face significant challenges that prevent them from participating in the state’s public preschool expansion. This video highlights the barriers these providers encounter, including regulatory, financial, and logistical issues, and explores potential solutions to ensure all children have access to quality early education. Watch other videos in the Child Care 101 […]

Testimony on Public PreK Mixed-Delivery Model: We Must Also Support NJ’s Fragile Child Care Infrastructure

Facebook X (Twitter) Linkedin View this post on Instagram A post shared by ACNJforKids (@acnjforkids) TO: Members of the Senate Education Committee FROM: Shadaya Bennett, Senior Legislative Analyst, Advocates for Children of New Jersey DATE: June 3, 2024 RE: New Jersey’s Public Preschool Mixed-Delivery Model Chairman Gopal, Majority Ruiz, and members of the committee, thank […]

Testimony on Public PreK Mixed-Delivery Model: Barriers to Collaboration and Fractures in the Current System

Facebook X (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 […]