Child Development

New Haven-based All Our Kin was promoted in a piece by CT Public News Service regarding its Family Child Care Tool Kit Licensing program, which has been found, for every $1 spent, to return $15-$20 to the greater New Haven economy. This piece was picked up by Clear Channel Radio stations throughout the country.

Alliance member All Our Kin, Inc., a New Haven-based nonprofit, recently released a report on the economic benefit its Family Child Care Licensing Tool Kit. CT NewsJunkie attended the report release event and filed this story.

Jessica Sager, the executive director of All Our Kin, spoke to Mike Bellamy of WICC 600AM to discuss a recent study done on AOK's Family Child Care Tool Kit Licensing Program, which has helped have a positive impact on New Haven's economy. AOK is also looking at expansion of services into the Bridgeport and Norwalk area.  Jessica was the November interviewee in the CT Early Childhood Alliance's monthly radio slot with WICC.

Blogger Jonathan Pelto takes a look at the CCJEF v. Rell case and discusses his confusion over the support the motion to limit the term "education" when the Democratic majority, including the governor, has been a strong supporter of early childhood education.

Alliance director Maggie Adair was interviewed for a piece by CT NewsJunkie's Christine Stuart on the motion filed by the Attorney General's Office, and supported by the Governor's Office, to limit the term education to primary and secondary education - beginning with kindergarten - on the CT Coalition for Justice in Education Funding lawsuit against education inequality.

The Alliance's early childhood display is returning to Hamden for the Hamden Partnership for Young Children's Community Conversation on November 15. A submission to both the Hamden Patch and Elm City Express Blog was made and posted.