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. Child care employees are dedicated and hard working but are not honored with adequate...
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 so few options that there are more than three times as many children as...
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 child care and funding for Early Intervention and preschool special education services. The trip is...
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.
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 9,000 kids under the age of 2 at any given time, but just under 1,000...
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 to a newly released report by the Children's Agenda, there are only three slots for every...
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.
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 that statement. According to the Economic Policy Institute, the average cost of child care for...
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