Anonymous
03/11/2019 22:05
Subject: Elrich releases plan to fund early childhood education in MoCo
Anonymous wrote:https://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/HHS-Program/CYF/CYFChildCareSubs-p307.html#Eligibility
Moco already has a generous child care subsidy program for working families---see above.
This is in addition to the county's child care voucher program for truly low income families.
600 slots from Elrich is merely a publicity stunt. The headline will say something big like "Elrich launches early childhood education initiative," but it's just basically a tiny pilot.
Plus, child care isn't the same as preschool.
+1000 exactly what I would have posted. He should increase the available subsidies and offer public space to open more child care centers to make it more affordable.
Anonymous
03/11/2019 21:25
Subject: Elrich releases plan to fund early childhood education in MoCo
“What would really help is if the state lowered the "Infant" age from 24 months to 18 months while still maintaining the ratios.”
Are you nuts? 1 to 6 is not appropriate for under 2s. In fact 1 to 3 for infants seems a stretch to me.
Are you nuts? 1 to 6 is not appropriate for under 2s. In fact 1 to 3 for infants seems a stretch to me.
Anonymous
03/09/2019 08:11
Subject: Elrich releases plan to fund early childhood education in MoCo
https://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/HHS-Program/CYF/CYFChildCareSubs-p307.html#Eligibility
Moco already has a generous child care subsidy program for working families---see above.
This is in addition to the county's child care voucher program for truly low income families.
600 slots from Elrich is merely a publicity stunt. The headline will say something big like "Elrich launches early childhood education initiative," but it's just basically a tiny pilot.
Plus, child care isn't the same as preschool.
Moco already has a generous child care subsidy program for working families---see above.
This is in addition to the county's child care voucher program for truly low income families.
600 slots from Elrich is merely a publicity stunt. The headline will say something big like "Elrich launches early childhood education initiative," but it's just basically a tiny pilot.
Plus, child care isn't the same as preschool.
Anonymous
03/08/2019 14:01
Subject: Elrich releases plan to fund early childhood education in MoCo
What would really help is if the state lowered the "Infant" age from 24 months to 18 months while still maintaining the ratios.
Anonymous
03/08/2019 13:52
Subject: Elrich releases plan to fund early childhood education in MoCo
https://wamu.org/story/19/03/07/childcare-and-early-education-to-get-big-boost-under-montgomery-county-plan/
Very good news, but
Doesn't sound like it will make that much of a dent in the problem. It takes two incomes to live in this county and childcare is ridiculously expensive. I'll take this as a start, but we need more.
Very good news, but
The initiative will be spread over four years, with a goal to add 600 seats in the first year. (There are 76,000 children under the age of 6 in Montgomery County.) Those seats will come primarily from existing childcare and early education providers in the county.
Doesn't sound like it will make that much of a dent in the problem. It takes two incomes to live in this county and childcare is ridiculously expensive. I'll take this as a start, but we need more.