Category: Early Childhood
Summit County Public School First-Grade Enrollment Numbers Continue To Decline
Although driving around town, it may seem like more people are here, in reality, the first-grade enrollment numbers at public…
Supporting Pregnancy With The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act
As reproductive rights have become an issue across our nation, one of the few areas of general agreement is often…
What Do Utah Working Parents Want?
The Kem C. Garner Policy Institute issued a report of their statewide survey of Utah Parents’ preferences for work/life balance.…
Funding Investments In Early Care And Education
Since the Inflation Reduction Act did not contain any additional funding for early childhood care and education, the two ideas…
Why Are Summit County Child-Care Centers Closing?
With the recent announcement of the upcoming expected closure of the Park City School District Child Care Center and the…
Helping Children Thrive: The Power of the Collective
Access to childcare is an essential part of our community fabric. Yet, too many families in our community cannot…
Thank You Office Of Child Care For The Youth And Early Care Workforce Bonus
These past few years have been very hard on the early care and education workforce. These are difficult, demanding, high-exposure…
Thank You Summit County For Investing In Child Care
Thank you Summit County for recognizing that child care is a vital need in our community, worthy of public investment. …
Mixed-Status Families Can Apply For Child-Care Subsidies In Utah Starting In April
In response to numerous public comments, Utah has revised its rules regarding eligibility for child-care subsidies. On December 1, 2021,…
Utah’s Kids Deserve A Statewide Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library Program
Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library mails free, age-appropriate, high-quality books each month to children under age five, without any other restrictions…
Utah Is Still Denying Access To Child-Care Subsidies For U.S. Children Living With Undocumented Immigrant Parents
As was recently featured in KPCW’s story, Utah has responded to federal guidance instructing them not to check the citizenship…
Utah’s Prenatal-To-3 State Policy Roadmap
The University of Texas’ LBJ School of Public Affairs’ Prenatal-to-3 Policy Impact Center recently issued its 2021 policy roadmaps for…
The Market Is Failing Early Childhood
“Children, their parents, and the economies in which they operate are all better off when societies provide easily accessible, high-quality…
Early Care And Education Deserve Public Support
As Congress debates the numerous proposals to support care infrastructure, one thing is clear: we are missing a collective opportunity…
Maternal Mental Health And Suicide–Utah Can Do Better!
The Maternal Mental Health Leadership Alliance recently distributed their fact sheet about maternal mental health and suicide and it is…
Early Childhood Experts Highlight Needs in Summit County
Children from birth to age three are in the most critical period of brain development, and unfortunately, caregivers in roles of supporting…
Utah’s Unacceptable Childcare Gap
The Bipartisan Policy Center recently evaluated the childcare gap across 35 states. and calculated Utah’s gap to be over 64%,…
Catching up with Early Childhood Alliance Coordinator, Kristen Schulz
Kristen Schulz started as the Coordinator of the Early Childhood Alliance in October of 2019. Prior to her career in the nonprofit sector,…
Letter To The Editor Explaining Why Early Education Is A Worthwhile Investment
In case you missed our letter to the editor in the July 28th edition of the Park Record, it is…
Fix The Hole In The Bucket With ARP Funds
The Administration for Children and Families released guidance today regarding the $15 billion in supplemental CCDF Discretionary Funds included as…
2020 Tax Filing Will Determine Child-Tax Credit Periodic Payments In 2021
Everyone’s least favorite Spring-time task has an extension this year since 2020 taxes are not due until May 17, 2021. …
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