Policy & Financing Issues

One article and one column written in the Hartford Courant regarding the press conference and cuts to children's services from 12/14 press conference.

Two articles from Ken Dixon regarding the budget crisis and the press conference on Dec. 14.

Christine Stuart reports if Rell’s proposal is adopted by the legislature the Care4Kids program, which helps subsidize quality day care for low and moderate income families, won’t be fully funded.

She quoted Kathy Queen, executive director of Wallingford Community Day Care, who said the cut would cause over 600 children to lose access to preschool programs, force 600 parents to quit their jobs in order to care for their children, and lead to multiple child care centers and layoffs of almost 100 teachers.

WTNH's Mark Davis reports on the Walker/Alliance press conference on Dec. 14 and intermingled video from his visit to Kathy Queen's center last year into his video package.

It's time to look at the faces that the indirect cuts are impacting. That's what Rep. Toni Walker told Fox 61 prior to a press conference hosted by Walker and the CT Early Childhood Alliance on Dec. 14, 2009.

Child care subsidies may be in jeopardy, if the governor's deficit mitigation plan goes through as proposed. Rep. Toni Walker (D-New Haven) hosted a press conference, along with the CT Early Childhood Alliance, urging lawmakers to protect services that impact children and their families.

Channel 3 covered the Alliance-Rep. Walker-sponsored press conference on Dec. 14, speaking out against Governor Rell's proposed cuts to children's programs and services, including cuts to state-funded centers, Care4Kids and others.