Stay updated with breaking news from Beth Bye. Get real-time updates on events, politics, business, and more. Visit us for reliable news and exclusive interviews.
:quality(70)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/tronc/MZFEZTCJXDNSH3KDNOC2DN2DXI.jpg)
The survey, conducted in April among more than 200 Connecticut-based providers, provides a snapshot of an industry that’s critical to economic recovery from the pandemic.
HARTFORD — Gov. Ned Lamont, state Department of Housing Commissioner Seila Mosquera-Bruno and Connecticut Office of Early Childhood Commissioner Beth Bye have announced the expansion of the state’s first-in-the-nation Head
Workplaces have increasingly been open to allowing pets in the office — at least on occasion — as a way to offer employees stress relief and improve mental health. But what about bringing your infant to work? It’s a much rarer perk that is now being offered by Milford-based manufacturer Bead Industries as a way to help working mothers who can get exhausted and stressed from the responsibilities of being a parent and working full time, according to CEO Jill Mayer.
The COVID-19 pandemic interrupted various services for children, and that has sparked concerns about their long-term social and emotional well-being.
From 2019 to 2021, the number of child care workers in Connecticut dropped 28% compared to the previous three years, according to federal statistics.