Caregiving should be treated as a public good, not a private obligation
I am a single mother by choice. A year into my new dream job at a major university in New York City, I decided to start a family.
Resolving Childcare Challenges During COVID-19
An industry essential to the economic health of the state, childcare still needs assistance amid pandemic fallout.
The Numbers Don’t Tell the Whole Story
Unemployment statistics can’t capture the full extent of what women have lost.
The End of the End of Men
It’s now painfully obvious that the mass entry of women into the workforce was rigged from the beginning.
The Economic Recovery Has a Child-Care Problem
The pandemic is crippling America’s already fragile child-care system.
NJ Human Services Extends COVID-19 Child Care Assistance Programs Through February; Increases Investment in Child Care Subsidy Program
New Jersey Human Services today announced the state will be extending several COVID-19-related child care assistance programs through the end of February as part of the Department’s continued effort to support families and child care providers impacted by the pandemic.
Governor’s State of the State Address as Prepared for Delivery
Governor Phil Murphy presents his state of the state address, for later broadcast, at the Trenton War Memorial in Trenton, N.J. January, 10, 2021.
Roundtable: Child care as a key to NJ’s economic recovery
Reimagining child care in New Jersey, funding and access.
Kids were doing better in NJ … but then, pandemic hit, reports say
Economic conditions were improving for New Jersey children through 2019, but the pandemic is likely to limit or wipe out progress moving forward, according to a pair of reports released Monday.
19%
NJ adults (with children) afraid they won’t make next rent or mortgage payment.
Our First Lady and the United Way: Working parents need quality, affordable child care | Opinion
A recent study by the Center For American Progress estimates that 54% of New Jersey’s child care supply may be lost due to the pandemic.
NJ Child Care Centers Imperiled by COVID-19 Costs
COVID-19 safety measures and class size limits and low state subsidies have put New Jersey child care providers in financial peril.
ACNJ: Budget Resolution Aims to Expand Child Care for Infants and Toddlers
Advocates for Children New Jersey (ACNJ) has partnered with Senator Joseph Vitale (D-19) and Assemblywoman Yvonne Lopez (D-19) in the introduction of a budget resolution aimed at addressing child care deserts and the inaccessibility of high-quality infant/toddler care in New Jersey.
Our fragile child care ‘system’ may be about to shatter
Child care programs across the country are ‘afraid to stay open and afraid to close,’ caught between fear of the coronavirus and fear of financial ruin