A conversation with Prenatal to Five Fiscal Strategies. The “cost estimation model” has been an option for states since the 2014 renewal of the federal child care law. It is a centerpiece of the Build Back Better plan. Only two states are using this as their alternative to market rate surveys currently, so, this is…
The NAFCC membership perspective on earning a degree is as diverse and varied as the family child care educators themselves. You are proud of your accomplishments, rightly so, in your preparation and your practice. We have pages and pages of stories you’ve submitted, about what you want and what you need, and as we read…
Right now, U.S. Senators are considering a whole new way forward for child care and preschool in this country. Why? Because of you! It started with you and with families across the U.S. who were struggling with real challenges: not enough child care choices, a declining availability of family child care, child care costing more…
(pictured above: this year’s fall State Rep candidates) The second NAFCC State Representative election is underway with NAFCC members in the following 14 States voting for their leaders: Arizona, California, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Missouri, North Carolina, North Dakota, New York, Ohio, Texas, Utah, and Virginia. The powerhouse lineup of candidates offers a variety of…
In October, we asked you, the providers, to share your stories and tell us what you want Congress to know about family child care, and ultimately what “Solve Child Care” means in your world. These were some of the responses we received: “I want to start off by saying that I am so very…
On November 9, U.S. Representatives Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR) and Herrera Beutler (R-WA) introduced the Early Childhood Nutrition Improvement Act. This bipartisan legislation calls for strengthening and expanding access to the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP). NAFCC is pleased to endorse this legislation along with 800 other organizations. This bill includes some of the…