The Child Care Network is your community advocate:
Information on the status of child care locally can be found in the 2018 Child Care Community Needs Assessment
The first three years of life are a period of incredible growth in all areas of a baby’s development. But by age three, 85% of the core structures of the brain have been developed. Children, who start behind, stay behind. Studies show that children with high quality early learning experiences have an advantage. They include:
Stay connected to the public policy issues that impact children and families in our region- and let your voices be heard. To receive public policy updates and action alerts from the Southern Adirondack Child Care Network contact Liz Mahon-Laidlaw at laidlawe@saccn.org or call 518.798.7972.
The poor state of the economy is hurting millions of Americans. Working families with children depend on child care to get and keep a job.
Child Care Aware of America’s (CCA) public policy agenda is both grassroots-inspired and research-based. CCA recommends that Congress:
A Child Care Agenda for Congress, the Administration and States; 2018 2019 Policy Platform
believes that in this time of fiscal crisis our State must preserve, protect, and increase access to high-quality early care and learning programs. These programs, all of equal priority, are essential for children’s success and our State’s economic recovery.
2018 2019 Winning Beginning Child Care Budget Request
The Early Care and Learning Council believes that investments in early childhood have both short and long term economic benefits for our state, its families, and current and future workforce.
Advocacy 101 Webinar (from Early Care and Learning Council and Winning Beginning NY)
Sarah Bilofsky’s insightful webinar on how to effectively use the WBNY Advocacy Tools for Elected Officials for legislative visits.
Legislative Materials and Advocacy Handbook
Child Care Aware of America
A comprehensive list of advocacy tools, information and resources including featured alerts and campaigns.
Save the Children Video: An Advocate’s Guide to the Appropriation’s Process
Empire State Child Care Campaign Their mission is to achieve equitable access to quality child care for all children and working families in New York State. The web site contains tools, action steps and facts to use when advocating with New York State Legislators.
National Policymakers:
New York State Policymakers:
Local Policymakers:
Putting the Pieces Together: New York Early Learning Program Data Systems
Why Do Parents Spend So Much on Child Care, Yet Early Childhood Educators Earn so Little?
State o f NYs Children Data Snapshots Jan.2018
Early Care and Learning Council ROI Infographic