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Careful spending and new state laws should help ease the loss of federal pandemic aid, according to advocates. But they also say longer-term child care fixes are needed.
Nationwide, more than 70,000 child care programs are projected to close, and about 3.2 million children could lose their spots due to the end of a grant program
Nationwide, more than 70,000 child care programs are projected to close, and about 3.2 million children could lose their spots due to the end of the child care stabilization grant program on September 30, according to an analysis by The Century Foundation.
An unfortunate spate of child sexual abuse cases in Idaho is putting prevention methods in the spotlight. A Kuna middle school teacher recently pled guilty to enticing a child, and lewd contact with a minor. Another case from a Boise junior high school has left lingering questions about how the abuse could have been stopped earlier. ...
Texas parents under investigation for child abuse by the state will be informed of their rights before their children are removed from the family's home under a law passed by legislators this session. House Bill 730 requires that caseworkers notify parents accused of abuse or neglect of their legal rights, such as their right to an attorney and their right to refuse to answer questions. Andrew Brown - policy advocate with the Texas Public Policy Foundation - said from the first knock on the door, the family's rights will come first. ...