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View the Recording – Child Care Providers – Learn How to be Part of State-Funded Preschool

On Wednesday, June 14, 2023, ACNJ and the National Institute for Early Education Research (NIEER) held a lunch-and-learn for child care providers throughout New Jersey about how they could be part of free, full-day, state-funded preschool in eligible school districts. Keynote speakers include ACNJ Senior Policy Analyst Cynthia Rice, NIEER’s Early Childhood Education Technical Assistance […]

View the Recording – Bringing State-Funded Preschool to Your District

On May 17, 2023, parents and community members learned how to advocate for free, full-day, state-funded preschool in their districts. Keynote speakers included ACNJ Senior Policy Analyst Cynthia Rice, National Institute for Early Education Research (NIEER)’s Early Childhood Education Technical Assistance Specialist Beth Ann Gardiner, and Tezeta “Tez” Roro, M.B.A., a parent advocate who helped […]

Watch the Webinar – Family First Prevention Services Act Hosted in Partnership with NJDCF

This webinar, hosted by Advocates for Children of New Jersey and the New Jersey Department of Children and Families on Thursday, December 15, 2022, explored the federal Family First Prevention Services Act and New Jersey’s prevention plan. In 2018, the federal government enacted the Family First Prevention Services Act to begin to shift federal support […]

Register: Webinar on Family First Prevention Services Act Hosted in Partnership with NJDCF

In 2018, the federal government enacted the Family First Prevention Services Act to begin to shift federal support for child- and family-serving systems towards proactive, prevention-oriented services and supports, which are available to all families, regardless of their status within their jurisdiction’s child protective services agency. New Jersey has long been a leader in prevention-oriented […]