

Working parents depend on family child care providers every day—but their services are at risk. Without a voice in the decisions that affect them and the kids in their care, providers are leaving the profession. Parents and providers are counting on Gov. Schwarzenegger to sign AB 1164—the bill that would give family child care providers the freedom to form a union and have a stronger voice to stand up for affordable, quality child care. http://www.facts-online.org/campaign/sign_ab1164 Join us in asking the governor to stand with kids and working families and sign AB 1164.
| Child Care Goes Green (WCAX-TV Vermont) Going green by being more environmentally conscious is a theme businesses seem to be adopting across the board. Now it's spread to child care facilities. |
| Orientation set on child care licensing (Lawrence Journal-World) The Lawrence-Douglas County Health Department is having an orientation meeting about child care licensing. |
| SC senator wants prison for child care providers who hurt children (News 12 Augusta) Greenville Republican Sen. Mike Fair is working on a bill that would require a mandatory prison sentence for child care providers who hurt children. |
| Child care program celebrates 30 years (The MidWeek) DEKALB â?? The Northern Illinois University Campus Child Care Center has helped many area children receive an early education during the past three decades. |
| Bill could put more abusive child-care providers behind bars (The Rock Hill Herald) COLUMBIA -- Child-care providers who seriously harm children would face mandatory prison time under a state bill to be introduced this month. |
