The Pennsylvania Child Care Association (PACCA) is a statewide non-profit organization - We are Pennsylvania's early care & education providers.
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The recent Phila. Inquirer story highlights a real issue: preschoolers with disabilities being excluded from care. But blaming child care providers misses the bigger truth: a broken system is failing children, families, and programs trying to help. share.inquirer.com/IJiLxc
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Weโre watching @GovernorShapiro โs #pabudget address. Anticipating what he will share about #childcare and the #workforcebehindtheworlforce. pa.gov/governor/live.html
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OCDEL announced Monday that effective January 1, 2025, the subsidy base rates, also known as the Maximum Child Care Allowance (MCCA) will be increased from the 60th to the 75th percentile. pakeys.org/elrc-24-04/
#fundchildcare #fixchildcare #workforcebehindtheworkforce
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Have you made your plans to join us at the 2024 Early Childhood Education Summit? Check out the Summit website at earlychildhoodsummit.org for information on registering, booking hotel rooms, exhibitors, workshops, presenters and our keynotes!
EARLY BIRD REGISTRATION ENDS 8/20/24
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At a recent PA House Finance meeting, Diane Barber, PACCA, noted a bill to create a tax incentive for employers would be welcomed but would not be enough to solve the current childcare crisis. โWe need investment that is substantial & sustainable.โ shorturl.at/lqHN3
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The Early Childhood Education Summit will be back IN-PERSON at the Penn Stater Conference Center, State College -- Monday & Tuesday, October 28-29, 2024.
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PACCA is seeking a dynamic and results-oriented Director of Member Engagement. For a full description of the position and how to apply please visit: pacca.org/docs/Director_of_Mโฆ
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โItโs like playing Jenga,โ she said. โWe moved things around and took pieces from the bottom, but we all know how the game is going to end. Eventually, you know itโs going to collapse.โ tinyurl.com/28ve9vfm
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PACCA members have hit the media this week, sharing their stories regarding how the child care funding crisis impacts their ability to hire staff and provide support for families. cbsnews.com/pittsburgh/news/โฆ via @KDKA
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Have you registered for this year's Early Childhood Summit? earlychildhoodsummit.org/regโฆ
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Without clarity on their contracts, however, Pre-K Counts providers have been grappling with how they might operate this fall. @PreK4PA @StartStrongPA #working4children
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PACCA retweeted
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#ICYMI
For home-based child care providers, their living situation is inseparable from their work. When one suffers, the other does too. Unfortunately, challenges around housing continue to increase for home-based providers. #InHomeChildcare @EdSurge
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The child care sector is on the brink of collapse. PA has $13 BILLION in surplus/RAINY DAY fund. The industry's rainy day is now. But they have been left soaking wet & on the verge of drowning because the staffing crisis is NOT addressed in the state budget bill. @StartStrongPA
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PACCA is pleased to announce the Call for Presenters for the ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ซ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐๐ก๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ก๐จ๐จ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ข๐ญ, October 16-18, 2023. Deadline April 24, 2023.ย Submit your proposal atย buff.ly/3UsFZCZ
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