Wrapped in a fuzzy blanket decorated with jungle animals, Morgan Mueller’s eyelids droop as she snuggles with day care provider Melissa Lawwell.
But when it’s time to lay the 9 1/2-month-old infant down for her afternoon nap, Lawwell takes away the blanket and lays her in the empty white-railed crib.
President Barack Obama says he's not sure whether he can get Congress to pass his plan to dramatically expand pre-kindergarten in the U.S.
Parents Casey and Jennifer Gray knew it would be tough on their finances to have kids.
Diapers, baby food and little shoes aren’t cheap. But it was the day care bill that was truly eye-popping.
State funding for pre-kindergarten programs had its largest drop ever last year and states are now spending less per child than they did a decade ago, according to a report released Monday, April 29.
A growing number of scientific findings on early brain development and the ability of children to learn more earlier is leading educational and business leaders to push for more state funding to educate three-and four-year-old children, particularly from communities with concentrations of poor families.
Funding, policy changes and opportunity gaps were topics discussed with Minnesota Department of Education Commissioner Brenda Cassellius.
Legislation to improve the safety of child care in Minnesota is expected to pass the state Senate this week, including broader training requirements for in-home providers and stricter rules to prevent deaths among sleeping infants.
Legislation to improve the safety of child care in Minnesota is expected to pass the state Senate this week, including broader training requirements for in-home providers and stricter rules to prevent deaths among sleeping infants.
In his State of the Union address in February, President Obama announced an ambitious agenda for early care and education. This early care and education initiative would greatly increase access to high-quality pre-K for four-year-olds with a new investment of $75 billion to support state-federal partnerships, expand the availability of high-quality options for infants and toddlers through partnerships between Early Head Start and child care, and expand voluntary home visiting programs with a new investment of $15 billion.
Local child care providers/early educators have found a new way to ensure that they deliver quality services, through Parent Aware.
To connect to your local Child Care Aware agency: 888-291-9811
Minneapolis Area: 651-287-8580
St. Paul Area: 651-641-0305
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