Supporting Parents In Summit County
Summit County parents benefit from two fantastic home-visiting programs: Welcome Baby and Parents as Teachers. The holistic, two-generation home-visiting approach is defined as follows: “Early childhood home visiting is a…
Our Families Need A Hero
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…
President Biden’s Proposed Budget Calls For An Additional $14.9 Billion Investment In Universal Preschool And Affordable Childcare
President Biden’s proposed budget includes almost $15 billion in additional funding for early care and education. The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families Justification of…
Childcare Stabilization Grant Tapering Will Be Severe
With the ARPA stabilization grants ending in September of 2023, the state of Utah has said that it would invest some of its ARPA discretionary funds as a means to…
Park City Cares About Kids
The Early Childhood Alliance advocates treating early care and education as the public good that it is. (As a refresher, please visit prior blogs on this topic here, here, here,…
Early Childhood Care and Education Is Essential to the Functioning of Our Community
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…
Aspen Kids First Program Helps Families That Don’t Qualify For Other Subsidies
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…
2022 Kindergarten Entry Scores Still Show Disparity In School Readiness
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…
2023 Legislative Priorities And Child Care Advocacy Day On The Hill
As the Utah state legislature prepares to convene next Tuesday, the Early Childhood Alliance has been working alongside other early childhood advocates to promote the needs of our youngest Utahns…
Childcare Subsidy Application Tutorial
This week the amazing staff of Holy Cross Ministries’ Promotora Outreach Program gave an overview and answered questions regarding Utah’s childcare subsidy program. More information about the childcare subsidy is…
Support Full-Day Kindergarten Funding As Part Of The Weighted Pupil Unit
As part of the Utah Full Day Kindergarten Now! Coalition, the Early Childhood Alliance is advocating for full state funding for optional full-day kindergarten (FDK) programs that serve all interested…
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 schools in Summit County have steadily declined since 2019. Since…