2011 UPDATE! Economic Impact of Early Education and Child Care Services in Alaska
"America under-invests in the early years of its disadvantaged children. Redirecting additional funds toward the early years, is a sound investment in the productivity and safety of our society," Nobel Laureate James Heckman. Read thread's updated 2011 Economic Impact of Early Education and Child Care Services in Alaska report.
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Happy Father's Day! Join Juneau Dad in Supporting Background Checks for Providers
Juneau resident and father Chris Murray joined NACCRRA's (National Association of Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies) campaign and thread in support of national legislation calling for background checks for all providers working with children. Currently, there is no national safeguard to ensure the more than 11 million children in child care are cared for by providers without a criminal record. Murray is featured in a video NACCRRA produced for utube, where he states he believes all parents want safe and quality child care for their children. Murray, as part of the NACCRRA campaign, asks parents to sign a petition asking Congress to support national legislation that ensures background checks for child care providers include:
To view the NACCRRA video and learn more about the petition, click here. For more information about NACCRRA, please visit http://www.naccrra.org/ |
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