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Parents seeking child care struggle with access, costs JOSHUA BYERS, The (Johnstown) Tribune-Democrat June 26, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail JOHNSTOWN, Pa. (AP) As Megan Garman’s due date approached, she began making calls to several child care centers in the Johnstown area to get her daughter enrolled, but found herself signing up for waiting list after waiting list. “It’s very, very stressful,” she said. Garman began her search more than one year ago and is still waiting for a slot to open up. Thankfully, she said, a family member was able to fill in, but the working mother knows that’s not a permanent solution. ....
But even with these investments, Pennsylvania is nowhere near the level of funding that NIEER recommends. The report calls for $12,000 per student, compared to the $6,850 per student the state spends now. And while Pennsylvania has increased overall spending on early childhood, it has not increased the basic rate of reimbursement for child care services since 2007. Quality or access? Maintaining quality and standards is a tall order in the state’s complex public-private system of child care and early childhood education. The state measures quality through its Keystone Stars rating system, established in 2003, which sets standards for teacher training and credentials, classroom practices, and financial soundness, among other benchmarks. Child care centers are rated from one star through four, and the lower quality centers are helped to improve. ....
Just launched: One Lens: Sharing Our Common Views a statewide collaborative visual and storytelling project to document Pennsylvania’s COVID-19 experience. Just launched: One Lens: Sharing Our Common Views a statewide collaborative visual and storytelling project to document Pennsylvania’s COVID-19 experience. × More than 5.4 million doses of COVID vaccine have been administered in PA. EVERYONE is eligible for vaccination by April 19. Learn more. More than 5.4 million doses of COVID vaccine have been administered in PA. EVERYONE is eligible for vaccination by April 19. Learn more. × March 02, 2021 Governor Tom Wolf today announced allocation plans for more than $303 million in federal funds received to support child care providers. The funds come from the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2021 (CRRSAA), signed into law in December and continue support for an industry that is both ....
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