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Rhode Island Advocates Call on State to Increase Head Start funding – The 74

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Rhode Island Advocates Call on State to Increase Head Start funding – The 74

Get stories like these delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for The 74 Newsletter WARWICK — Head Start programs in Rhode Island need more funding to tackle a staffing shortage in the fiscal year 2024 budget, or face imminent collapse. That was the message program leaders, advocates, and parents gathered Tuesday at CHILD, Inc.’s … [Read more…]

Childcare wait times in Australia grow amid worker shortage, leaving parents unable to rejoin workforce

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Childcare wait times in Australia grow amid worker shortage, leaving parents unable to rejoin workforce

For Sinclair Hunt and his young family, each day waiting to get his 10-month-old son Jesse into an Alice Springs childcare centre is added frustration. Key points: Parents are waiting over a year at times for spots in childcare centres  Experts say poor pay is leading to a worker shortage in the industry They say better access … [Read more…]