BE A HERO. OWN A GONDOLA. SUPPORT EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION & CARE. An epic opportunity! Purchase a piece of ski history while investing in Park City’s future. This summer, Park City Mountain…
Speak up for early childcare and education! Summit County families, childcare providers, and our local economy desperately need our support as our early childcare sector faces a financial crisis. Federal…
Did you know that 77% of Utah residents live in a childcare desert, where access to affordable childcare is limited or nonexistent? And when childcare programs are available, the average…
KPCW’s Leslie Thatcher interviewed Aspen’s Kids First program co-manager Nancy Nichols this morning. You can listen to the full interview here. Over thirty years ago, the voters in Aspen added…
Improving school readiness and closing the opportunity gap are two of the critical priorities of the Early Childhood Alliance. In reviewing the Kindergarten Entry and Exit Profile (KEEP) results for…
Access to childcare is an essential part of our community fabric. Yet, too many families in our community cannot find nor afford child care. According to the family budget…
In response to numerous public comments, Utah has revised its rules regarding eligibility for child-care subsidies. On December 1, 2021, Utah’s Department of Workforce Services posted a notice of change…
Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library mails free, age-appropriate, high-quality books each month to children under age five, without any other restrictions or eligibility criteria. These books are delivered directly to children’s…
As was recently featured in KPCW’s story, Utah has responded to federal guidance instructing them not to check the citizenship status of the parents when qualifying families for the federally-funded…
The University of Texas’ LBJ School of Public Affairs’ Prenatal-to-3 Policy Impact Center recently issued its 2021 policy roadmaps for each state. Utah’s roadmap is available here. Unfortunately, Utah is…
“Children, their parents, and the economies in which they operate are all better off when societies provide easily accessible, high-quality child care and early education options. ”— U.S. Dept. of the…
As Congress debates the numerous proposals to support care infrastructure, one thing is clear: we are missing a collective opportunity to invest in our youngest citizens. Part of President Biden’s…