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May 2020 E-NewsE-News Archive
Read More »- “Essential”. . . But Unfunded? Why Child Care is Collapsing
Parents who have been at home with their young children for months are looking forward to getting back to work. Unfortunately, they may come to…
Read More » - April 2020 E-News
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Read More » - Child Care In Wake of COVID-19 Crisis Focus of New Poll
The Children’s Agenda is pleased to help lead Raising NY, a diverse statewide coalition of parent, early childhood, education, civil rights, business, and health organizations.…
Read More » - March 2020 E-News
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Read More » - February 2020 E-News
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Read More » - Child care leaders say many in area lack affordable options
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 » - MY VIEW: Who is watching our children?
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 » - New enhancements aim to make childcare more accessible in Monroe County
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 » - County enhancing child care subsidy program
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 » - January 2020 E-News
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Read More » - Big Year Ahead for Cuomo’s Child Care Task Force
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 Sponsors Advocacy Day Trip to Albany
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 » - Connections: How a shortage of child care services is impacting local families
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 » - Children’s Agenda calls for more public dollars for child care services
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 » - Report finds severe shortage in child care
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 say there is a child care crisis in Monroe County
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 » - Report finds deficiency in child care options for Monroe County families
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 » - December 2019 E-News
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Read More » - Study: New York is the 6th most expensive state for child care
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 » - The Children’s Agenda Presents Report Card on Monroe County’s 2020 Budget
A Rochester non-profit, dedicated to speaking for some of Monroe County's most vulnerable residents, went before the legislature Thursday evening to present a "report card"…
Read More » - Statewide ed coalition: State should invest in formative years
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 » - July 2019 E-News
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Read More » - Tragedy highlights need for affordable, accessible child care
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 » - Tim Hortons tragedy underscores child care needs
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 » - Why Monroe County’s child care co-pay improvements are so important to working families in our community
How will Monroe County’s decision to lower child care co-pays change what working families will have to pay for child care? Pete Nabozny, Director of…
Read More » - Monroe County child care victory for children and low-income families
Reducing the County’s requirement to pay 35% of income above poverty down to 25% is an important step in the right direction of affordability and…
Read More » - County lowers fees for subsidized child care
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 » - County lowers fees for subsidized child care
Monroe County Executive Cheryl Dinolfo says she’s reducing the fee that some low-income families pay for child care.
Read More » - Parents Want Dinolfo To Keep Promise to Kids
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 » - Monroe County funding crisis for preschool special education
Advocates for children with disabilities packed the Monroe County Legislature tonight over the funding crisis in preschool special education.
Read More » - Families, advocates confront Monroe County over preschool special ed rates
Families and advocates confronted leaders Tuesday night over preschool special education service rates in Monroe County.
Read More » - Community Statement in support of a 15% across the board rate increase for all Preschool Special Education services
We call on County Executive Cheryl Dinolfo to instruct the Monroe County Department of Health to publish a new Preschool Special Education rate structure that…
Read More » - May 2019 E-News
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Read More » - Share Your Stories
The Children’s Agenda is seeking stories to help to address provider shortages within the Early Intervention and Preschool Special Education systems across New York State.
Read More » - April 2019 E-News
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Read More » - A Cal-Mum Case Study: County Lines and Child Care Costs
Without assistance, the cost of child care can be so great that it makes little financial sense for a parent with young children to work.
Read More » - January 2019 E-News
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