Memorial Day: A time to remember and reflect
This Memorial Day, we honor and remember all those who gave their lives in service to our country. Being near the nation’s capital, Arlington National Cemetery and many memorials, we have the privilege...
View ArticleOklahoma has the spirit.
Oklahoma’s Child Care Resource and Referral Agency (CCR&R) community kicked off the state’s annual leadership meeting in the Oklahoma City Zoo Aquarium Building last month. I was thrilled to be...
View ArticleVirginia Progress on Background Checks for Child Care Providers
Elly and Cameron Lafkin preparing for their interview on Weekend Today, August 2013 Guest Blog by Sharon Veatch, Executive Director, Child Care Aware® of Virginia At Symposium in 2013, I met Elly...
View ArticleSummertime Child Care
Guest blog by Judy L. Francis, Communications and Marketing Associate, Child Care Aware® of America. Summer is a beautiful season to spend extra quality time with the family, whether you’re planting...
View ArticleHoping motherhood can inspire Chelsea to push for affordable child care
Editor’s Note: This blog is a repost of a Chicago Tribune article written on September 29, 2014 by Heidi Stevens (@heidistevens13). For the love of baby Charlotte, can we please do something about the...
View ArticleMaking Quality, Affordable Child Care a ‘National Economic Priority’
Following up on Tuesday’s State of the Union Address, President Barack Obama today detailed his proposal for making child care a “national economic priority.” We at Child Care Aware® of America are...
View ArticleNational Child and Adult Care Food Programs Week
Help Child Care Aware® of America support the movement to declare a National Child and Adult Care Food Programs Week (CACFP) in 2015, to help bring awareness to the USDA’s program for adult and child...
View ArticleApril is Autism Awareness and Acceptance Month
Awareness of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) has been in the news recently, with more and more advocates and celebrities sharing their stories – whether it’s helpful to the diagnosis of autism spectrum...
View ArticleEarth Sciences and the Importance of STEM Education
Earth Sciences Week is October 11-17, and your little ones are never too young to learn about the world we live in. Think of it as part of their STEM education, and a way to encourage good stewardship...
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