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Jamestown Communtiy College plans three “Business Roundtables” Monday to seek input on a proposed move of its North County Center to downtown Dunkirk. The

Erie County examined the true cost of childcare through a Cornell LED survey of the 499 childcare centers in the area.

State-appointed task force calls on lawmakers to overhaul child care system In its 53-page report, the New York State-appointed Child Care Availability Task Force paints a bleak picture of the child care crisis in New York. and last updated 2021-05-24 20:47:57-04 BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) — In its 53-page report, the New York State-appointed Child Care Availability Task Force paints a bleak picture of the child care crisis in New York. "The child care landscape is characterized by major gaps in affordability, access, and quality - with a resulting negative impact on our economy," the report s...

dphillips@post-journal.com Child care advocates were in Albany earlier this year calling on state officials to release the newest round of CARES Act funding in a more effective manner than the first round. Submitted photo A convoluted and arduous process has delayed state officials allocating a significant portion of $164 million in CARES Act funding for child care. Because of the problems during the first round of funding, how the state is going to handle distributing the next round of $469 million for child care is in question. To help the state make the system more transparent, child car...

Sarah Shelters Children enjoy a socially distanced picnic lunch at the Chautauqua Lake Child Care Center. Submitted Photos Families across Western New York know the pressure of securing quality child care, often times being placed on waiting lists before their children are even born. In Chautauqua County, that pressure has led to the region being referred to as a child care desert, a census area with over three times more children than licensed child care enrollment spots, with 20 child care centers and school-aged child care programs and 49 home-based providers. “Access to high quality, af...