Politics Makes Strange Bedfellows – Jun 9, 2023
WHAT BRINGS EVERYONE TO THE TABLE? CHILD CARE! It’s not often that child advocates and one Chamber of Commerce – let alone 55…
Is the federal debt deal good for kids? – Jun 2, 2023
KIDS PAY THE PRICE FOR DEBT DEAL In true form, the media coverage of the spectacle debt ceiling crisis failed to connect the…
TESTIMONY: PHLPreK – May 2023
Children First invited three parents to submit testimony to Philadelphia City Council on expansion of available slots for PHLpreK. Read testimony from: Dina Kassymbekova…
Another financial breakdown looms – Mar 17, 2023
Sounding the Alarm on Child Care Collapse Billions of dollars are at stake in the recent bank closures in the U.S. Financial forecasters…
REPORT: The High Cost of Working in Early Childhood Education
There is no doubt that high-quality early childhood education (ECE) is a win for everyone – children, parents, employers, and our economy. Yet this…
The child care system is broken – Dec 16, 2022
Pushing Kids to the Front We can’t stop thinking about a young woman we met recently who worked at Burger King for years. She was excited…
A Toilet on the State Capitol Steps?! – Dec 9, 2022
Prevent Our Kids’ Futures from Going Down the Drain At least once a week, people ask us the same question: why did you put a…
Your Hard Work Paid Off for Kids! – Nov 11, 2022
The Results Are In – You Voted for Kids! You made it happen. The election results are in, and Pennsylvania children and youth…
Vote for Child Care – Nov 4, 2022
Vote Like Child Care Matters Because It Really Does We couldn’t say it better than Marissa Christie, President & CEO of the United Way of…
Health crisis wrapped in a child care crisis – Oct 14, 2022
Where is the Light at the End of the Tunnel? Shocking news this week that we’re not taking care of the ones who…