In November, the President signed the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 2014, raising health and safety requirements for child care providers, outlining family - friendly eligibility policies, and ensuring that parents have information
about the child care choices available to them.
Not exact matches
I find your comment quite offensive to the millions of wonderful,
caring, responsive parents out there who are just as likely to have strong attachments to their
children as you are despite not making the same
choices as you
about every detail of their lives and parenting practices.
It's true that more men are at home
caring for the kids than ever before — there are
about 2 million stay - at - home dads — but, and this is a big but, the largest number of stay - at - home fathers, 35 percent, are at home because of illness or disability, according to the Pew Research Center, not by
choice, versus 73 percent of stay - at - home mothers, who either are choosing to be at home (presumably with the blessing of their partner) or who have had to opt out for any number of reasons (the cost of
child care perhaps).
I think it is important to point out that this isn't just an issue for middle class families who
care deeply
about their
child's diet and are able to provide abundant healthy food
choices but school menus have great impact on many, many poor
children who, through no fault of their own and often with no agency to change the situation, end up being pawns in the lunch tray wars.
The key emphasis of the childcare strategy is on providing women with more
choices: mothers «who still bear most of the responsibility for
caring for
children, feel they are not left with sufficient
choice about how to balance work and family life».
All in all, the Dr.Madre non-contact forehead thermometer is an excellent
choice for parents who
care about the health of their
child.
Instinctive Parenting: Empowering mothers to make
choices about pregnancy, birth, infant
care and strategies for dealing with toddlers that are
child led, nurturing and natural.
I also love the company's desire to help parents teach their
children about taking
care of the environment * and * making healthy snack
choices.
The other half worked on helping local schools and
child care centers educate young
children about the importance of healthy
choices, and they had lots of fun creating healthy snacks with preschool
children.
Yet there is really no evidence that mothers»
choices enhance neurodevelopment and hence no basis to assume that mothers who make different
choices don't
care about their
child's intelligence.
The Marathon was rigorously tested to meet Federal Safety Standards, so there is no doubt that it is one of the best infant convertible car seats and it is an excellent
choice for parents who take
care about safety and comfort of their
children.
To this day I still give Pebble lots of
choice about her morning when it comes to
child care.
However, research shows that parents perceive their
choices for affordable
care are more limited than they actually are, and parents often lack information
about how various
child care options differ in terms of their quality.
But as a parent this feels like a false
choice, there are very few parents out there that do not
care about their
child's economic opportunity, but we also
care about our
child's potential.
The best way I know to thank all parents who
care about their
children's education is to empower them to make the right
choices.
Children should have the
choice, i.e. there should be teachers SOMEWHERE that
care about their minds, their self esteem and their character.
Families are starting to see that some of you only
care about having
choice for your
children, while other folks are on the outside looking in.
Every day those of us who are blessed to be parents make
choices about how to
care for the needs of our
children.
Her work focuses on building, implementing, and improving the state's unified early childhood quality rating and improvement system, and supporting families to make informed
choices about care and education for their
children.
Parents
care about school performance, as it helps inform school
choice — when available — as well as any additional supports parents may need to obtain for their
children.
Use what is most important to you
about your
child's
care to determine your
choices.
Currently, the average school day is less than seven hours and the median school day ends at 2:50 p.m. 56 The average workday, however, does not align, requiring parents to make tough
choices about their income, parental involvement, and
child care.
Of course, the reformers don't really
care about the education of poor
children — they see the lure of school
choice and charter schools as the bait for parents frustrated by the systemic defunding of their local public schools, especially in urban centers, and who are desperate for any option that promises a better alternative.
Then as her character grew, I realized she had gone through several difficult life
choices, living with an alcoholic, watching someone she
cared about destroy himself, her own inhibitions and the death of her only
child.
How did you feel
about Margie's
choice to back away from activism and lead a «quiet life» raising her
children and
caring for stray or unwanted animals?
As Gore keeps on telling us, the
choice really is ours to make: whether we
care enough
about our
children, grandchildren and future generations to take serious action now to avert a full - blown climate crisis.
If you have a
choice about where your
child goes to
child care, preschool and school, you can try to choose somewhere that can support your
child's abilities and learning needs.
The Early Childhood Community Development Centre is a professional resource and referral organization working to help early learning and
care professionals achieve their goals by offering resources, training, and supports and helping employers and parents gain information
about early learning and
child care choices in Niagara.
Through proposals on flexible parental leave the Bill seeks to give parents more
choice and flexibility
about how they share the
care of their
child in the first year, enabling both parents to retain a strong link with the labour market.
It promotes abstinence from sex as the healthiest
choice for adolescents; provides a comprehensive understanding of sexual health, sexuality and protection methods; and supports parents as the primary sexuality educators of their
children through family activities that encourage dialogue between students and the
caring adults in their lives
about sexual health topics.
In California, legal custody involves the right to make
choices about your
child's education, health
care, safety and other important issues.
When I work with couples with disagreements
about parenting styles, I help them review and understand the parenting they received as a way to start making better
choices in how to be more effective with their
children, as well as find more efficient and nurturing ways to take
care of their
children's needs.