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CHILD CARE

  • Child Care Groups, Advocates Pushing State Officials to Adopt a Universal Child Care System
    Child Care Groups, Advocates Pushing State Officials to Adopt a Universal Child Care System
    February 24, 2023

    Last week advocates from across the state of New York, including about 24 people from the Rochester area ascended on the state capital in Albany…

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  • Monroe County faces child care crunch
    Monroe County faces child care crunch
    February 16, 2023

    The child care shortage starts with staffing. Providers have trouble attracting workers because of what they can pay.

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  • Rochesterians rally in Albany for universal child care
    Rochesterians rally in Albany for universal child care
    February 15, 2023

    Activists from around the state, including about two dozen Rochesterians, rallied in Albany to call for more state funding for child care.

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  • Local advocates go to Albany to push for universal child care
    Local advocates go to Albany to push for universal child care
    February 15, 2023

    Advocates headed to Albany to push for universal child care.

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  • Local advocacy group heads to Albany to address child care access crisis facing Upstate NY
    Local advocacy group heads to Albany to address child care access crisis facing Upstate NY
    February 6, 2023

    “For too many families, child care is a constant challenge to manage. Parents can’t afford to pay more for child care, but providers can’t afford…

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  • Child care providers say governor’s budget lacks workforce investment
    Child care providers say governor’s budget lacks workforce investment
    February 6, 2023

    The Empire State Campaign for Child Care say the final state budget must invest $1 billion to increase wages for the child care workforce

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  • Lawmakers, Hochul clash on plans to fix child care crisis
    Lawmakers, Hochul clash on plans to fix child care crisis
    January 27, 2023

    Gov. Kathy Hochul's vision to address the state's child care crisis continues to differ from several lawmakers as they prepare to begin this session's budget…

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  • October 2022 E-News
    October 2022 E-News
    October 31, 2022

      October 2022 Smart choices. Bold voices. Those words exemplify everything we do at The Children’s Agenda. There is risk when we speak boldly, but those…

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  • New York advocate: Universal child care is the ‘North Star’
    New York advocate: Universal child care is the ‘North Star’
    October 3, 2022

    New York’s Office of Children and Family Services (OCFS) is still in the process of distributing federal money to child care providers.

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  • September 2022 E-News
    September 2022 E-News
    September 30, 2022

    Preview – September 2022 E-News September 2022 Members of the Very Invested Parents (VIPs) group along with Parent Advocacy Coordinator Carmen Torres At The Children’s…

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  • August 2022 E-News
    August 2022 E-News
    August 31, 2022

      August 2022 As New York’s children head back to school, each and every one of us has the responsibility to ensure every child receives…

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  • Coalition produces analysis on child care spending in New York
    Coalition produces analysis on child care spending in New York
    August 19, 2022

    New York’s Office of Children and Family Services (OCFS) is still in the process of distributing federal money to child care providers.

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  • NY lost about 10,000 child care slots during the pandemic. That’s making it hard for parents to return to work.
    NY lost about 10,000 child care slots during the pandemic. That’s making it hard for parents to return to work.
    August 19, 2022

    Rural and upstate communities, like those in the North Country, lost the most child care. 

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  • Childcare providers have closed over 3,000 locations in New York State
    Childcare providers have closed over 3,000 locations in New York State
    August 19, 2022

    Families are in desperate search of childcare as more than 3,000 facilities close their doors in the state of New York.

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  • Child care infrastructure further weakened during pandemic
    Child care infrastructure further weakened during pandemic
    August 16, 2022

    We look at child care in New York with The Children’s Agenda which recently did a study of the state’s diminishing child care infrastructure

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  • Discussing the impact of child care closures in New York state
    Discussing the impact of child care closures in New York state
    August 16, 2022

    More than 3,500 child care programs closed in New York state, leaving thousands of kids unable to access the care they need.

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  • Monroe County has lost 69 childcare programs, 1,700 spots, since before pandemic
    Monroe County has lost 69 childcare programs, 1,700 spots, since before pandemic
    August 12, 2022

    The Children’s Agenda just finished a study on the current childcare situation across New York State.  It found that statewide, there are 1,326 fewer childcare…

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  • Children’s Agenda calls for universal childcare amid statewide shortage
    Children’s Agenda calls for universal childcare amid statewide shortage
    August 12, 2022

    As families in New York state are facing widespread shortages in childcare, The Children’s Agenda calls for greater support from the state.

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  • Over 3,000 childcare services have closed their doors in New York
    Over 3,000 childcare services have closed their doors in New York
    August 12, 2022

    Over 3,524 regulated childcare programs have closed across the state of New York with many of those being in home child services.

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  • States boost child care money as congressional effort stalls
    States boost child care money as congressional effort stalls
    August 10, 2022

    Democrats in Washington had big ambitions this year to boost child care subsidies nationally as part of a broad domestic spending bill. But with those…

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  • Raising Rochester Podcast – Episode 19 – The Path to Universal Child Care – Schuyler Center
    Raising Rochester Podcast – Episode 19 – The Path to Universal Child Care – Schuyler Center
    August 2, 2022

    This week’s episode of Raising Rochester has been handed over to our colleagues at the Schuyler Center for Analysis and Advocacy. The Schuyler Center recently…

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  • July 2022 E-News
    July 2022 E-News
    July 29, 2022

      July 2022 The Children’s Agenda is unique in that we advocate at the local, state and national levels. National policies have profound impacts for…

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  • Raising Rochester Podcast – Episode 18 – Rachel Bonsignore on Liftoff Western NY
    Raising Rochester Podcast – Episode 18 – Rachel Bonsignore on Liftoff Western NY
    July 19, 2022

    Rachel Bonsignore is this week’s guest on the Raising Rochester podcast. Rachel is the Executive Director of Liftoff Western NY, an initiative to ensure all…

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  • Raising Rochester Podcast – Episode 17 – Jenn O’Connor on recent legislative and policy changes affecting children in New York State
    Raising Rochester Podcast – Episode 17 – Jenn O’Connor on recent legislative and policy changes affecting children in New York State
    July 5, 2022

    Jenn O’Connor is this week’s guest on the Raising Rochester podcast. Jenn is the Director of Policy and Advocacy and Prevent Child Abuse New York.…

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  • Challenges in child care
    Challenges in child care
    June 14, 2022

    A long-term decline of the industry, pandemic-driven losses, staffing shortages and high costs have contributed to a child care shortage.

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  • April 2022 E-News
    April 2022 E-News
    May 3, 2022

      Budgets are value statements. We cannot reduce them to only dollars and cents or spreadsheets and graphs. They require choices and when we choose…

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  • State Funding Boosts Child Care Subsidies
    State Funding Boosts Child Care Subsidies
    April 22, 2022

    Child care access is expanding across New York state, thanks to funding in the latest budget that was passed earlier this month.

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  • More families can receive child care subsidies thanks to a boost in state funding
    More families can receive child care subsidies thanks to a boost in state funding
    April 21, 2022

    Child care access is expanding across New York state, thanks to funding in the latest budget that was passed earlier this month.

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  • Crisis in the Classroom: The cost of child care
    Crisis in the Classroom: The cost of child care
    April 21, 2022

    As the state works to bounce back from the pandemic, a multibillion-dollar investment is being made to support the growth of future generations. The goal…

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  • How childcare investments in the budget may help your family
    How childcare investments in the budget may help your family
    April 21, 2022

    If you’re a working parent, if you can find childcare, it’s likely one of your largest weekly expenses. Investments made in the new New York…

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  • NYS budget boosts local child care funding
    NYS budget boosts local child care funding
    April 21, 2022

    More child care funding is coming to help some 3,500 Monroe County kids.

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  • $7 Billion Laid Out for Child Care Funds in State Budget: ‘This is Historic’
    $7 Billion Laid Out for Child Care Funds in State Budget: ‘This is Historic’
    April 14, 2022

    Lawmakers, are coming to an agreement on a significant investment for child care. Here in Monroe County, advocates say this could affect over fifty percent…

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  • Monroe County Parent Poll: Child care affordability, pandemic-related school disruptions, and mental health concerns
    Monroe County Parent Poll: Child care affordability, pandemic-related school disruptions, and mental health concerns
    April 4, 2022

    Rochester non-profit The Children’s Agenda recently released the results of a poll that surveyed 400 Monroe County parents about issues their children and families have…

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  • March 2022 E-News
    March 2022 E-News
    March 29, 2022

      March 2022 Listening to Parents This month The Children’s Agenda released findings from our first-of-its kind poll of Monroe County parents. The poll is…

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  • Monroe County Families Continue to Struggle from Effects of COVID
    Monroe County Families Continue to Struggle from Effects of COVID
    March 14, 2022

    The Children's Agenda conducted a first-of-its-kind poll of Monroe County parents. The responses from 400 parents countywide identified issues their children and families are facing…

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  • Poll Outlines Concerns for Monroe County Parents
    Poll Outlines Concerns for Monroe County Parents
    March 14, 2022

    A county-wide poll is revealing many parents are facing a series of similar struggles.

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  • New Poll Shows Monroe County Families are in Crisis
    New Poll Shows Monroe County Families are in Crisis
    March 14, 2022

    Monroe County families are in crisis, according to a recent poll conducted by The Children’s Agenda.

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  • Children’s Agenda Survey Highlights Struggles Parents Face in Monroe County
    Children’s Agenda Survey Highlights Struggles Parents Face in Monroe County
    March 14, 2022

    The Children’s Agenda says mental health is a top concern for parents in Monroe County. The organization released findings from a survey.

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  • Children’s Agenda Countywide Poll Reveals Parents and Families in Crisis
    Children’s Agenda Countywide Poll Reveals Parents and Families in Crisis
    March 14, 2022

    Hundreds of Monroe County parents participated in a first-of-its-kind poll conducted by The Children's Agenda.

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  • February 2022 E-News
    February 2022 E-News
    March 3, 2022

    Preview – Valuing ALL of Our Children … And Much More in the February Edition of TCA’s E-News February 2022 Valuing ALL of Our Children…

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  • Bello Announces Enhancements to the County’s Child Care Subsidy Program
    Bello Announces Enhancements to the County’s Child Care Subsidy Program
    February 3, 2022

    Monroe County Executive Adam Bello today announced additional enhancements to the county’s child care subsidy program that will make care more accessible and affordable for…

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  • Raising Rochester Podcast – Episode 9 – Stevie Vargas and the state of child care in New York State
    Raising Rochester Podcast – Episode 9 – Stevie Vargas and the state of child care in New York State
    February 2, 2022

    Stevie Vargas joins Raising Rochester for our first episode of 2022. Stevie is Upstate Campaign Coordinator for the Alliance for Quality Education, and works to…

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  • Monroe County looking to help residents pay for child care
    Monroe County looking to help residents pay for child care
    February 1, 2022

    For the nearly 2,500 families in Monroe County that receive some form of childcare assistance, we have some good news for you.

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  • $500 Million Child Care Assistance Remains Unclaim, Here’s How To Apply
    $500 Million Child Care Assistance Remains Unclaim, Here’s How To Apply
    January 28, 2022

    A recent report by The Children’s Agenda searched for several pieces of criteria, such as applications for subsidies and income eligibility criteria, and found out that…

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  • January 2022 E-News
    January 2022 E-News
    January 27, 2022

    January 2022 Bold Action for Children New York children had many policy wins last year. So what’s next? A lot! In 2022, The Children’s Agenda,…

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  • There’s a lot of unspent money out there for child care assistance. Why aren’t NY families able to access it?
    There’s a lot of unspent money out there for child care assistance. Why aren’t NY families able to access it?
    January 25, 2022

    The coronavirus pandemic has exposed a dire shortage of child care providers and child care funding for families. It led to an unprecendented amount of…

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  • Connections: Discussing barriers to information about child care assistance in New York State
    Connections: Discussing barriers to information about child care assistance in New York State
    January 20, 2022

    During Tuesday’s state budget address, Governor Kathy Hochul outlined funding for child care. Some local representatives say it’s not enough. Meanwhile, the Children’s Agenda recently…

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  • Capitol Pressroom – Parents largely in the dark about child care assistance
    Capitol Pressroom – Parents largely in the dark about child care assistance
    January 12, 2022

    Parents looking to access child care assistance information in New York can face an uphill battle if they’re hoping to find answers on the internet.

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  • December 2021 E-News
    December 2021 E-News
    December 21, 2021

    Preview – Our Wish List … And Much More in the December Edition of TCA’s E-News December 2021 2022 Wish List from The Children’s Agenda…

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  • Raising Rochester Podcast – Episode 8 – Brigit Hurley on the Proposed 2022 Monroe County Budget
    Raising Rochester Podcast – Episode 8 – Brigit Hurley on the Proposed 2022 Monroe County Budget
    December 7, 2021

    Brigit Hurley joins Raising Rochester this week to discuss the proposed 2022 Monroe County budget. Brigit is The Children’s Agenda’s Senior Director of Advocacy and…

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