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Month: February 2013
5. It’s hard to improve quality if child care programs can’t afford to stay open. 4. Thousands of child care staff will lose their jobs. 3. Good child care is all about school readiness. 2. 62% of parents with children under 5 are in the work force and need child care 1.…
Read MoreTell your legislator to keep KY families working Take Action! Congratulations! You’re making a difference! Over 1000 messages, hundreds of phone calls and hundreds of names on petitions have all been sent to the Governor regarding the impending $86 million cut to child care. Now that we have Frankfort’s attention, we need to move our message…
Read MoreThe news of massive budget cuts this week makes us all ask if kids count in Kentucky. That is a haunting question given the deep cuts to children’s supports on Tuesday, January 29. Next Thursday, February 7, is Children’s Advocacy Day (CAD) at the Capitol. It is THE day to make your voice heard for…
Read MoreTell Frankfort To Rethink Cuts to Child Care. Yesterday the Cabinet of Health and Human Services announced deep cuts in child care assistance which would take effect in April. Everyone knows parents with young children need child care in order to work. Kentucky’s economy is weak enough. Now is not the time to make it…
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