{"id":31429,"date":"2022-11-08T15:28:08","date_gmt":"2022-11-09T00:28:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging2.threadalaska.org\/thread\/covid19-resource-center\/child-care-news-copy\/"},"modified":"2023-08-31T09:21:59","modified_gmt":"2023-08-31T17:21:59","slug":"child-care-news","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.threadalaska.org\/thread\/covid19-resource-center\/child-care-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Child Care COVID-19 News"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Below are recent articles, stories and footage relating to COVID-19 and the early childhood education sector.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">In the News<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Aug. 27:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.adn.com\/business-economy\/2023\/08\/26\/alaskas-business-advocates-call-for-making-child-care-a-priority\/\">Alaska&#8217;s business advocates call for making child care a priority<\/a> (ADN)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Aug. 16:<\/strong> <a href=\"This is a critical time for Alaska to invest in child care and housing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Opinion: This is a critical time for Alaska to invest in child care and housing<\/a> (ADN)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Aug. 8<\/strong>:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.adn.com\/business-economy\/2022\/08\/08\/alaskas-child-care-sector-is-in-crisis-but-market-conditions-are-great-for-small-entrepreneurs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Alaska\u2019s child care sector is in crisis, but market conditions are great for small entrepreneurs<\/a>&nbsp;(ADN)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>July 28: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/adn-ak.newsmemory.com\/?publink=04ae8f0e6_134ac6c\">State moves to ease parts of child care licensing burden<\/a> (ADN)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>July 25:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.adn.com\/business-economy\/2022\/07\/21\/more-grants-coming-to-stabilize-alaskas-fragile-child-care-system\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">More grants coming to stabilize Alaska&#8217;s fragile child care system <\/a>(ADN)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>June 13:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/opinion\/finance\/3521116-the-us-needs-a-major-federal-investment-in-child-care\/?_cldee=LJtbcGYhncokhWEdls8ITmzo5t4Cd811s0cTd4375skovD_ZKU7yej7a_ERJQS_H&amp;recipientid=contact-0cd6c05cdd8deb1194b100155d3b3c69-2f20cb430f44495083da3373418a8160&amp;utm_source=ClickDimensions&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=Project%20Update%20%7C%20Early%20Childhood&amp;esid=a311bbfb-28f6-ec11-bb3d-0022481e9866\">The US needs a major federal investment in child care<\/a> (The Hill)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>June 9: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2022\/06\/09\/politics\/covid-19-vaccines-children-under-5-biden-plan\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Biden administration lays out its plan for Covid-19 vaccinations for children under <\/a>(CNNPolitics)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>June 7:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.alaskapublic.org\/2022\/06\/07\/alaska-health-commissioner-announces-covid-emergency-order-will-end-in-july\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Alaska health commissioner announces COVID emergency order will end in July<\/a> (NPR)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>April 26:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.alaskapublic.org\/2022\/04\/26\/the-us-army-expands-benefits-for-soldiers-who-are-parents\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The US Army expands benefits to soldiers who are parents<\/a> (NPR)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>April 24:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.adn.com\/business-economy\/2022\/04\/24\/caught-in-the-middle-alaska-needs-more-child-care-to-aid-economic-recovery-but-facilities-are-pinched\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Caught in the middle: Alaska needs more child care to aid economic recovery, but facilities are pinched<\/a> (Anchorage Daily News)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>April 19:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.adn.com\/opinions\/2022\/04\/18\/opinion-our-workforce-problem-is-your-workforce-problem\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Opinion: We work in child care in Alaska. Our workforce problem is your workforce problem<\/a><a href=\"We work in child care in Alaska. Our workforce problem is your workforce problem.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">.<\/a> (Published by Anchorage Daily News)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>April:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/labor.alaska.gov\/trends\/apr22.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Alaska Economic Trends April 2022<\/a> (Alaska Department of Labor &amp; Workforce Development)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>March 22<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=x4S-cUNXLcQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Senator Murkowski Testifies at US Senate HELP Hearing on Child Care <\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>March 18<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.adn.com\/opinions\/2022\/03\/18\/opinion-alaska-must-address-its-child-care-crisis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Opinion: Alaska must address its child care crisis<\/a> (Anchorage Daily News)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>March 10: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alaskasnewssource.com\/2022\/03\/11\/assembly-is-exploring-how-best-use-next-round-covid-relief-funds\/\">Anchorage Assembly is exploring how to best use next round of COVID relief funds <\/a>(Alaska News Source) <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>March 7<\/strong>:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/thread.myhubintranet.com\/intranetfiles\/content\/tabid\/intranet-files\/Departments%5CMarketing%5CAdvocacy\/Child%20Care%20is%20Key%20to%20COVID%20Recovery%20and%20Economic%20Growth%20March%203%202022.pdf?TabId=295822&amp;ModuleId=860164\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">thread Op-ed: Child Care is Key to&nbsp;&nbsp;Recovery and Economic Growth<\/a>&nbsp;(Published by Anchorage Daily News and the Fairbanks Daily News-Miner)&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>March 2:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/education.alaska.gov\/news\/releases\/2022\/3.2.22 State Board Provisionally Approves UAA Early Childhood Education Program.pdf#:~:text=JUNEAU%20%E2%80%93Wednesday%20the%20State%20Board%20of%20Education%20and,teacher%20certification%2C%20assessment%20participation%20guidelines%2C%20and%20native%20languages.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">State Board Provisionally Approves UAA Early Childhood Education Program<\/a> (State of Alaska Department of Education and Early Development)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>March 2:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ktoo.org\/2022\/03\/02\/relief-dollars-on-the-way-for-alaskas-child-care-centers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Millions of relief dollars are finally on the way for Alaska\u2019s child care centers<\/a> (KTOO)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Feb. 22:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/business\/2022\/02\/22\/child-care-covid-inequality\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">For low-income parents, no day care often means no pay<\/a> (The Washington Post)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Feb. 2:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.juneauempire.com\/news\/child-care-challenges-keep-workers-sidelined\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Child care challenges keep workers sidelined<\/a> (Juneau Empire)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Feb. 1<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.alaskasnewssource.com\/2022\/02\/02\/lack-childcare-keeping-alaska-families-out-workforce\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Lack of child care keeping Alaska families out of the workforce<\/a> (Alaska News Source)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Feb. 1<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.alaskasnewssource.com\/2022\/02\/02\/alaska-legislature-considers-comprehensive-reading-pre-k-bills\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Alaska Legislature considers comprehensive reading, pre-K bills<\/a> (Alaska News Source)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Jan. 29<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.juneauempire.com\/news\/report-61-of-alaskans-live-in-child-care-deserts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Report &#8211; 61% of Alaskans live in child care deserts<\/a> (Juneau Empire)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Jan. 26<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/mustreadalaska.com\/anchorage-superintendent-tells-senate-finance-that-universal-pre-k-spending-will-improve-alaskas-low-reading-scores\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Anchorage superintendent tells Senate Finance that \u2018universal pre-K\u2019 spending will improve Alaska\u2019s low reading scores<\/a> (Must Read Alaska)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Jan. 20<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2022\/01\/20\/1074182352\/unvaccinated-young-kids-child-care-parents-omicron-disruptions\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Parents and caregivers of young children say they&#8217;ve hit pandemic rock bottom<\/a> (NPR)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"\/thread\/covid19-resource-center\/child-care-news\/child-care-news-archive-2021\/\" style=\"background-color:#be202e\">COVID-19 News 2021<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"\/thread\/covid19-resource-center\/child-care-news\/child-care-news-archive-2020\/\" style=\"background-color:#573363\">COVID-19 News 2020<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Below are recent articles, stories and footage relating to COVID-19 and the early childhood education sector. 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