150,000 PA kids need you – Sept 29, 2023
ALL OF THIS COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED More than 150,000 PA kids are going to lose their child care because the end of federal funds…
Are You Holding Your Breath Under Water – Jul 21, 2023
ROCKY WATERS FOR EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION The political waters in Harrisburg over the budget are rockier than wave surfing on the Jersey shore.…
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…