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Event Description The Children’s Coalition is offering classes for the Ancillary Teach Certificate Program. This 7- month program offers in-person and virtual options with scholarships available. The program is for those looking to obtain a Child Development Associate or CDA and taking the next step in advancing a career in caring for children. The deadline for registration is March 12. Classes begin April 1. Event presented by: (318) 398-3499

Pushback against Regressive DC Childcare Regulations SHARE The staggering cost of child‐​care – especially in high cost of living areas such as the District of Columbia – is well known. Well‐​intentioned regulations often drive up these costs without materially improving the quality of care, but new legislation proposed by Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) in the House of Representatives and Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) seeks to undo one of the most ham‐​fisted requirements in the District: that child‐​care providers must have a degree. In December 2016 the DC City Council adopted ...

From Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) often argues for local control and limited federal government, though he has sought to overturn a number of D.C. laws. Gage Skidmore/Flickr / https://www.flickr.com/photos/gageskidmore/50548268933/ hide caption toggle caption Gage Skidmore/Flickr / https://www.flickr.com/photos/gageskidmore/50548268933/ Two Republican members of Congress are pushing to overturn D.C.'s requirement that child care workers get a college degree, another attempt by federal lawmakers — who the city's residents can't vote for — to get involv...

Feb 13, 2021 CHAMPION — The Trumbull Career and Technical Center is preparing students for high-demand careers after they graduate, including professions that are needed during a pandemic such as nursing, child care and auto repair. As part of Career and Technical Education Month in February, the center has been showcasing many of the center’s programs. Morgan Cretella, community engagement coordinator, said many jobs are in demand right now during the pandemic such as in child care for parents who have gone back to work while schools are not all open five days per week, and also health c...

Laurel Smith/For CPR News Lupita works on oral language skills while making a wooden snowman with her granddaughter Sofia on Jan. 5, 2021. Fifty-four-year-old Lupita’s alarm clock goes off at 6:00 a.m. It’s still dark outside. She immediately starts to cook eggs and gets cereal out for her first guest, who’ll arrive in about 15 minutes. The silence of her home will soon be broken by the shouts of three preschoolers, one of them her granddaughter. They’ll be under her care for the next 12 hours. Then Lupita will clean the house for an hour or two and finally fall into bed.