Child Care & COVID-19 News Archive

Below are recent articles, stories and footage relating to COVID-19 and the early childhood education sector.

In the News – 2020

• Dec. 27: Here’s what to expect as Alaska continues to roll out COVID-19 vaccines this week (ADN)
• Dec. 21: Congress proposes $10 billion in relief for the child-care industry, but advocates say it’s only a ‘down payment’ (CNBC)
• Dec. 21: Congress passes $2.3T coronavirus relief, government funding deal (The Hill)
• Dec. 20: Front-line essential workers and adults 75 and over should be next to get the coronavirus vaccine, a CDC advisory group says (Washington Post)
• Dec. 9: The Other Child Care Crisis: No Staff (Early Learning Nation)
• Dec. 7: Officials expect Anchorage’s CARES Act money to dry up by the end of the month (Alaska Public Media)
• Dec. 4: Why “flexibility” may be the last helpful thing companies can offer working parents right now (FastCompany)
• Nov. 30: Alaska joins several US states calling on Congress to pass CARES Act funding extension (Alaska News Source)
• Nov. 29: Anchorage’s modified ‘hunker-down’ begins Tuesday. Here’s a look at what’s changing (ADN)
• Nov. 12: Gov. Dunleavy deems virus escalation an ‘imminent threat’ as Alaska reports 478 new COVID-19 cases (ADN)
• Nov. 6: Gov. Dunleavy implores Alaskans to step up virus vigilance as he renews emergency declaration (ADN)
• Oct. 15: Day-Care Centers Are Very Low Risk for COVID-19 Transmission, Study Says (The Wall Street Journal)
• Oct. 15: Women Are Not OK – Pressures of Parenting in a Pandemic (Huffington Post)
• Sept. 16: Alliance for Early Success Released New Policy Roadmap for Transforming Post-Pandemic Child Care (Alliance for Early Success)
• Sept. 9: Letter: Thanks for supporting child care (ADN)
• Sept. 8: GOP proposes ‘targeted’ virus aid, but Democrats say it’s not enough (ADN)
• Sept. 1: What the House’s FY21 funding includes for child care (Child Care Aware of America)
• Aug. 31: Child care has always been essential to our economy – let’s start treating it that way (The Hill)
• Aug. 31: Anchorage Assembly transitions website to serve as one-stop shop for all Coronavirus relief fund information (MOA)
• Aug. 28: Preschoolers are mask-licking germ bombs – yet few catch the coronavirus, data show (LA Times)
• Aug. 27: Opinion: We can’t reopen Alaska without child care (ADN)
• Aug. 23: Programs available to provide supervision to virtual learners (KTUU)
• Aug. 20: The first round of grants from the Coronavirus Nonprofit Relief Fund has been awarded! (Alaska Community Foundation)
• Aug. 18: Parents & employers pay the price: COVID-19 erodes child care systems (Child Care Aware of America)
• Aug. 18: Parents Juggle Work and Child Care During Pandemic (United States Census Bureau)
• Aug. 9: Even with state grants in hand, small businesses worry about ‘long, lean winter’ ahead (ADN)
• Aug. 8: Preserving Alaska’s long-term economy (Gov. Dunleavy op-ed) (ADN)
• Aug. 5: Kenai Peninsula Borough School District to require face covering (Homer News)
• Aug. 4: Juneau School District set to reopen with online-only classes on Aug. 24 (KTUU)
• Aug. 2: Applications open for Anchorage child care grants (KTUU)
• July 31: What Are Parents Doing For Child Care? Here Are 3 Options (With Trade-Offs) (NPR)
• July 29: House passes set of bills that give child care industry a more than $60 billion bailout (CNBC)
• July 28: Mat-Su Borough School District holds an informational meeting at Houston High School (KTUU)
• July 23: How the child care crisis will distort the economy for a generation (Politico)
• July 23: A guide to Anchorage’s new restrictions on bars, restaurants, entertainment facilities and gatherings (ADN)
• July 9: Anchorage School District will likely start with in-person classes just 2 days a week but soon change to 5 days (ADN)
• July 3: The big factor holding back the U.S. economic recovery: Child care (Washington Post)
• July 2: In the COVID-19 Economy, You Can Have a Kid or  Job. You Can’t Have Both (New York Times)
• June 29: Reopening America’s Schools: A Public Health Approach (Prevent Epidemics)
• June 24: Anchorage Assembly approves $21.5 million for pandemic-related economic relief (ADN) 
• June 22: Coronavirus is pushing the US child care industry to the brink of collapse (ABC News)
• June 19: Alaska child care providers to receive an additonal $10.5 million in CARES Act funding (KTUU)
• June 19: State announces more money for Alaska child care providers after uncertainty over pandemic funding (ADN)
• June 18: Child care providers say they’re falling through the cracks without pandemic recovery aid (APM)
• June 18: Working Families are Losing Access to Child Care as Providers Struggle to Stay Open (First Five Years Fund)
• June 15: Many Alaska child care providers find themselves on the brink during the COVID-19 pandemic (KTUU)
• June 3: Expert Q&A: Summer Child Care in Alaska (KTVA on Facebook)
• June 3: Child care group petitions for more support (KTVA)
• May 28: As parents head back to work, child care providers are struggling to meet demands (APM)
• May 26: Juneau Assembly May Approve $1M for Juneau Child Care Providers (KTUU)
• May 22: With no child care or summer camps, women are being edged out of the workforce (The Lily)
• May 21: Read the Full Text of the State of Alaska’s Guidance for Phase 3 and 4 (Anchorage Daily News)
• May 20: The pandemic upended child care. It could be devastating for women (The Washington Post)
• May 20: Your day care probably won’t survive the Coronavirus (New York Times)
• May 18: Childcare capacity lags as Alaskans return to work (KTUU)
• May 15: As Alaska’s economy begins to reopen, Anchorage officials say the city is facing a childcare shortage (Alaska Public Media)
• May 13: Alaska child care providers will soon get federal and state aid, but the money won’t last long (Anchorage Daily News)
• May 12: Some Alaska summer camps prepare to reopen with new rules, reduced capacity (Alaska Public Media)
• May 12: Governor Dunleavey commits funds to Alaska child care providers (State of Alaska)
• May 12: Child care teachers are essential workers – let’s treat them that way (Center for the Study of Child Care Employment)
• May 10: Opinion: Our economy won’t recover without child care reform (Anchorage Daily News)
• April 24: After Coronavirus, Nearly Half Of The Day Care Centers In The U.S. Could Be Gone (Huffington Post)
• April 20: Alaska day cares, critical during the coronavirus crisis, are endangered (Anchorage Daily News)
• April 15: CDC, FEMA have created a plan to reopen America. Here’s what it says (Anchorage Daily News)
• March 29: Alaska Legislature approves funding for COVID-19 response, passes capital and operating budgets (Alaska House Majority)
• March 21: Without clear guidance, child care providers make tough choices (APM)
• March 19: With school closures keeping kids home, Alaska families scramble to work and care for children (KTOO)
• March 18: Anchorage’s child care options are uncertain (Alaska News Nightly) (at 13:15)
• March 17: Without mandate to close, Alaska child care providers face tough choices (Anchorage Daily News)
• March 10: How Should Family Child Care Providers Respond to the Coronavirus? (Tom Copeland)
• Feb. 28: Untapped Potential: Economic Impact of Childcare Breakdowns on U.S. States (U.S. Chamber of Commerce)