Equity means ensuring additional supports for the students falling the farthest behind. One positive trend in reopening plans has been the prioritization of young children,…
Read More »Childcare advocates rallied Thursday, calling on the state to release funding from the federal CARES Act to providers across New York.
Read More »Hundreds of New York toddlers with developmental delays and disabilities may lose access to in-home speech, behavioral, occupational and other therapies next week – because the coronavirus…
Read More »An unspecified number of New York 3-year-olds with developmental delays and disabilities may lose their state-provided services next week if the state does not extend…
Read More »Distancing measures in place to slow the spread of COVID-19 have pushed early intervention services like Kaia’s physical therapy — required by both state and…
Read More »Back in January, when the Rochester City School District first proposed shifting some prekindergarten seats from community-based organizations into district buildings, officials said the list…
Read More »Local child care leaders say they're feeling the strain, saying that Monroe County and the City of Rochester face a lack of affordable care options…
Read More »The proposed restructuring of the RCSD’s preschool program will close high-quality community-based centers (CBOs)... in a new plan that hurts families hurts families and fails…
Read More »We all want quality child care but it is a struggle to hire and retain quality staff when you offer low wages. Therefore, the turnover.…
Read More »On Thursday afternoon, Monroe County Executive Adam Bello announced three new enhancements to the county’s childcare subsidy program. The enhancements include a reduction in the…
Read More »Monroe County has made enhancements to the child care subsidy program in an effort to ensure working parents have access to vital programs.
Read More »The district's plan to reapportion 500, or roughly 25%, of pre-K slots allotted local nonprofits to a handful of new and expanded city school sites…
Read More »Over 60% of New Yorkers live in a child care desert, meaning more than 50 children under age five with no child care providers or…
Read More »The Children’s Agenda is organizing an Early Childhood Advocacy Day trip to Albany for parents and providers to urge legislators for more support of affordable…
Read More »ROC the Future has released its annual "State of Our Children" report card, which tracks key measures of wellbeing of children and youth in the Rochester area.
Read More »The Children’s Agenda, a local youth advocacy group, says there is a growing shortage of available child care in New York and the rest of…
Read More »A new report from The Children’s Agenda said the city is in the midst of a childcare crisis. According to the report, Rochester has approximately…
Read More »Advocates for children are calling the lack of childcare in Monroe County a crisis. The problem is especially acute for newborns to age three. According…
Read More »A new report from The Children’s Agenda finds a deficiency in care for infants in toddlers across Monroe County, particularly in the City of Rochester.
Read More »Many people will say that New York State is an expensive place to live, and a new study on the cost of child care supports…
Read More »There are key moments in a child’s development that act as the foundation for all future learning, behavior and health. Stress during this short window…
Read More »The Greater Rochester Community of Churches Faith in Action Network is celebrating 100 years of bringing together Rochesterians from different faith traditions.
Read More »Election Day is just over three weeks away. Voters have a wide range of issues that they prioritize. Guest talk about children in need in…
Read More »The city has ended the public comment period for its first comprehensive plan since Bill Johnson was mayor in the 1990s. Since Rochester 2034 was announced in…
Read More »A new statewide coalition that launched Thursday, Raising New York, seeks to tackle the social, emotional, economic and educational inequities among the state's youngest residents.
Read More »Heartbreak still lingers in the community after last week’s tragic accident at Tim Hortons on University Avenue where a little boy died after he fell…
Read More »While a child's death has focused attention on the lack of regulations for outdoor grease traps, it has also generated discussion about a continuing problem…
Read More »The Rochester Early Childhood Education Center attributes parent involvement to much of its success.
Read More »Monroe County Executive Cheryl Dinolfo says she’s reducing the fee that some low-income families pay for child care, from 35% to 25%.
Read More »Monroe County Executive Cheryl Dinolfo says she’s reducing the fee that some low-income families pay for child care.
Read More »After 2 years, how is the “First 1000 Days on Medicaid Initiative” shaping up?
Read More »New York is one of the richest states in the nation, but a new report shows the state’s children are not sharing in that wealth.…
Read More »Even as preschool special education providers began inking contracts with Monroe County this week, the county has continued to clarify what those contracts mean.
Read More »Advocates are demanding Monroe County Executive Cheryl Dinolfo to keep her promise to thousands of children in the county in need of Pre-school Special Education…
Read More »Advocates for children with disabilities packed the Monroe County Legislature tonight over the funding crisis in preschool special education.
Read More »Families and advocates confronted leaders Tuesday night over preschool special education service rates in Monroe County.
Read More »Providers of preschool special education say Monroe County went back on its promise to raise the reimbursement rate for services across the board by 15…
Read More »When Monroe County Executive Cheryl Dinolfo announced she was proposing a 15% "across-the-board" increase in reimbursement rates for preschool special education, providers and advocates hailed…
Read More »This year's preparation of the budget for the Rochester City School District is particularly challenging.
Read More »The Children’s Agenda review of the Rochester City School District’s proposed budget was released Thursday. It lauds the district’s decrease in suspensions, but notes that cuts in…
Read More »The Children’s Agenda annually reviews the Rochester City School District’s budget in an effort to give parents and the public a more transparent and analytical…
Read More »When the Rochester City School District Interim Superintendent announced his proposed budget it included a number of cuts district wide. Since then, it’s a topic…
Read More »The Children's Agenda released its break down of the 2019-2020 Rochester City School District budget before Thursday's hearing. Their recommendation was transparency.
Read More »Parents and advocates for special education students in Monroe County celebrated Tuesday. That's because Monroe County lawmakers voted to increase reimbursement rates for preschool special…
Read More »Monroe County's Early Intervention services are in crisis, just as they are in counties across the state.
Read More »The budget proposal approved Wednesday by the New York state Assembly includes a pay increase for therapists who work with the state’s youngest residents.
Read More »The Children’s Agenda advocates for effective policies and drives evidenced-based solutions for the health, education and success of children. We are especially committed to children who are vulnerable because of poverty, racism, health disparities and trauma.