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State leaders say Connecticut has been projected to lose 40,000 child care spots without extra support. The money is part of the $6 billion coming to the state as part of the American Rescue Plan. The dollars will help stabilize the stricken 4,000 child care homes and centers. “They can be used to pay some of the deficits the program suffered during the pandemic, they can be used for extra costs they experienced during the pandemic, it can be used to take the place of lost revenue,” Beth Bye, commissioner of the Office of Early Childhood said. Markoja says the $171,000 the Meriden facilit...

Child found alone near CT highway spurs change at day care, company says FacebookTwitterEmail A screenshot from Google Streetview that shows KinderCare in Milford, Conn., and the Route 15 off-ramp.Google Streetview / Contributed Photo MILFORD — A local day care is making safety changes after a toddler in the center’s care was found playing in the road near the entrance to Route 15 this week. The incident happened Tuesday morning while the child was under the care of KinderCare on Wellington Road. “We have a strict protocol we follow whenever there’s an incident in one of our centers, ...

Lamont says his plan for $6B in federal pandemic relief will transform CT Yehyun Kim :: ctmirror.org Gov. Ned Lamont said the goal with $6 billion in federal funding is nothing less than a dramatic transformation of the state over the next three years. The largest child care expansion in state history, summer learning camps for nearly 100,000 students, huge investments in worker training and business growth, and a continued focus on COVID-19 vaccinations topped the list of initiatives Gov. Ned Lamont outlined Friday for the latest round of federal pandemic relief. Lamont, who must show the le...

Report: CT sees dip in subsidized pre-K funding FacebookTwitterEmail Preschool funding dropped last school year in Connecticut, according to a new national report.H John Voorhees III / Hearst Connecticut Media Funding in Connecticut for subsidized preschools dipped last school year, and it trails other states in its standards for programs, according to a national report of government-supported programs. The latest State of Preschool Yearbook, released on Monday, found prekindergarten inflation-adjusted spending decreased in Connecticut’s programs receiving government funds last year. The st...

Published 5 hours ago • Updated 19 mins ago NBC Universal, Inc. Gov. Ned Lamont held a news conference this morning to make on expanding summer learning programs in Connecticut, particularly for children who have been impacted by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, according to the governor’s office. He said he and his team hope to go door to door and school to school to talk with parents and children about a summer camp program available free of charge. Download our mobile app for iOS or Android to get alerts for local breaking news and weather. The news conference was held at 9:45 a.m....