CALL TO ACTION!
Senator RONALD L. RICE District 28 (Essex) proposes to require successful applicants for employment and current staff members of child care centers to undergo drug testing as condition of employment.
Senator RONALD L. RICE District 28 (Essex) proposes to require successful applicants for employment and current staff members of child care centers to undergo drug testing as condition of employment.
New Jersey Child Care Association executive director Curt Macysyn called upon the commissioner of the state Department of Human Services to increase New Jersey's subsidy rate for these CCDBG vouchers, which has not increased since 2008, a situation that Macysyn called "inexplicable." The letter calls upon acting commissioner Elizabeth Connelly to submit an increase in the department's Fiscal Year 2017 budget.
A recent study released by The Peabody Research Institute of Vanderbilt University clearly demonstrates that the rush to implement government-funded universal Pre-K is likely misguided at best, and may be detrimental to youngsters at worst.
A recent study released by The Peabody Research Institute of Vanderbilt University clearly demonstrates that the rush to implement government-funded universal Pre-K is likely misguided at best, and may be detrimental to youngsters at worst.
Through its advocacy efforts, the New Jersey Child Care Association was able to broker an agreement where the New Jersey Department of Children and Families (DCF) must honor Bulletin: 2013-1, published by the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs, Division of Fire Safety.
Thank you to our December meeting speaker, Dr. Renu Verma, Program Director and Section Chief, Pediatric Infectious Disease at The Unterberg Children's Hospital at Monmouth Medical Center, for providing this information.
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