12/19/24-ECEA Child Care Update
OUR UPDATES WILL RESUME JANUARY 9th.
ECEA is closed from Christmas through January 1, 2025
National Child Care Costs
The map on the left is from Child Care Aware of America showing the most expensive states for child care in the nation. To the right, an electoral map of the US. Do you see a correlation? We need to start changing the way that we talk about the child care industry while we still have one!
https://www.childcareaware.org/thechildcarestandstill/#PriceofCare
Do you see a correlation? ECEA has put together a White paper, "The Breaking of an Industry". We need to start changing the way that we talk about the child care industry while we still have one!
The Breaking of an Industry
ECEA presents this paper after extensive work with community based programs. We've met with CDEC and have had initial conversations about the recommendations outlined in the paper. They are very willing to meet with a stakeholder group of licensed providers to understand and implement changes to ensure safety but also to help the industry sustain. Here are the critical links for the document:
