Allegheny County’s Department of Human Services will use $800,000 from the Heinz Endowments to bolster its Hello Baby program, which connects families to resources. The foundation announced Wednesday that it will give nearly $4.5 million to child care and early learning advocacy groups.
Life has never been easy for single moms. The pandemic made it harder.
From left, Myron Hodges Jr., then 3, Moneisha Bryan, and Kayden Hodges, then 4, head home after hanging out at a park in Manchester. Going to parks is a big part of her family life, partially because they can have fun for free. | photo by: Yehyun Kim :: ctmirror.org
Editor’s Note: This is one of four stories published today examining the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on single mothers. Photographer Yehyun Kim and reporters with the CT Mirror tracked the lives of the three women profiled in these stories over the last nine months, interviewing and photographing them as they experienced lockdown with their children and as the state began to open up last month.
The person who cares for your child should be paid a living wage | Opinion
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Over the last year, child care workers jobs have become increasingly demanding and complex, yet many programs continue to compensate their teaching staff at minimum wage. If we are going to categorize child care professionals as essential, we need to compensate them as such, says Meghan Tavormina, president of the New Jersey Association for the Education of Young Children.
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By Meghan Tavormina
This week, April 10-16, marks the Week of the Young Child, a national celebration highlighting our incredible early education professionals. Through the pandemic, child care staff has persevered to nurture and educate children in the Garden State. As we celebrate this “essential” workforce made up of nearly all women and primarily women of color we must also sound the alarm about a serious issue that threatens the quality of early childhood education as well
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