COLUMBUS —Ohio Governor Mike DeWine issued the following statement confirming anti-fraud measures currently in place to prevent fraud in Ohio’s publicly-funded childcare system: “People are rightfully concerned about what is happening with state-funded childcare facilities in Minnesota. These are the essential facts about what we do in Ohio: “There are almost 5,200 state-funded childcare facilities in […]
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Richland County Foundation Women’s Fund continues effort to improve child care
MANSFIELD – The Women’s Fund of the Richland County Foundation awarded $68,738 in grants and announced the JoAnn Dutton Award honoree during a recent luncheon. For the seventh year in a row, the Women’s Fund awarded a grant to make quality child care affordable and accessible to women in Richland County. The YWCA of Northwest […]
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Beyond 9 to 5: How do parents with nontraditional work schedules find child care?
ONTARIO — Finding suitable child care is a common challenge for working parents. That challenge gets even greater for parents whose work schedules don’t conform to the conventional nine-to-five, Monday-through-Friday model. Count Jami Kinton-Sluss and her husband Grant among them. An award-winning former journalist, Kinton-Sluss now juggles multiple jobs. She’s the marketing director of Ontario-headquartered […]
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‘People have the power:’ How everyday voices can reshape the child care crisis
Discover how everyday voices and advocacy can drive solutions to the child care crisis
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Tsakane Day Care: How one woman created quality early child care in her community
JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA — In the bustling township of Nellmapius in Pretoria, working parents often struggle to find reliable, quality childcare. In South Africa, townships are historically disadvantaged residential areas, initially created amid the racial segregation of Apartheid. One woman in Nellmapius has spent nearly two decades proving that excellent early childhood development doesn’t require expensive […]
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How two women embraced early childhood care in South Africa’s underserved communities
This story was written by Shirley Govender. Govender is a community media publisher and managing editor behind three independent, hyper-local community publications in the south of Johannesburg: Globe Post, Orange Farm News and Walkerville & Savanna City Times. JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA — In Orange Farm, a low-income settlement south of Johannesburg, Sophie Mantoa Motloung, 53, opened […]
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Ubuntu in action: How one South African child care center is getting it right
PRETORIA, SOUTH AFRICA — The smell of soft porridge filled the air as children tumbled out of taxis and into the arms of teachers at Mshengu Learning Centre. It’s 6:30 a.m. in Nellmapius, a township in the South African capital city Pretoria, and another day of Ubuntu child care was beginning. Ubuntu, the deeply rooted […]
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How a faith-rooted preschool in South Africa offers a model for safer, stronger early child care
LENASIA SOUTH, SOUTH AFRICA — In the heart of Lenasia South, the poorest region in the city of Johannesburg, one early childhood center is proving that community-led education can raise the bar for safety, trust and developmental quality. Wasalaam Nursery and Preschool was initially established in 1995 by a local couple. Today, it’s operated by […]
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Eyes on Africa: Where the state stops, the village begins
Discover how South African communities step in to provide child care where the state falters — explore these grassroots solutions now.