E: Excellent Childcare

When is the "big business" of child care too big for our little kids?

Kathy Williams — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 18:03:58 -0400

As a family child care provider and entrepreneur of sorts, I know that parents depend on me to support their families and to make sure their young children begin school ready to learn.

School Lunch Prices Spike With Fuel Costs

Elisa Batista — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 13:38:20 -0400

The implications of rising fuel costs extend beyond drivers. Even the cost of school lunches will spike this fall as food and gas prices have risen and federal subsidies have not kept up with the added costs, according to an article on MSNBC.com.

School districts across the country are feeling the pinch. From the MSNBC article:

Kids' Big Questions

Tony Buchsbaum — Sun, 11 May 2008 21:05:27 -0400

Earlier this week, my 12-year-old son told me he was a little nervous about asking a girl in his class if she wanted to go out, and he wanted my advice.

My rather doltish response: "Um, where are you going to go?"

When Public Education Is No Longer Free

Elisa Batista — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 10:08:16 -0400

Public education, which is a free service guaranteed by the California Constitution, is no longer free. According to the Los Angeles Times, various school districts are asking parents to fork over cash in an effort to hold onto teachers after proposed budget cuts by Gov.

College Campus Deemed "Too Dangerous" for Childcare

Annette Laing — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 00:12:17 -0400

"Safety" has now become the latest excuse for a college trying to duck responsibility for childcare. Ogeechee Technical College president Dawn Cartee announced the closure of the campus childcare center in Statesboro, GA, arguing that colleges are dangerous places for small kids. In a March 28 letter to parents, according to an article in The Statesboro Herald, Cartee wrote:

What Connects Fathers to Sons

Tony Buchsbaum — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 15:51:42 -0500

It's funny how things catch you, make your heart skip a beat.

POLL: If I lost my childcare, I would...

Anita — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 15:10:05 -0500

... lose two part time jobs. Panic, take a few deep breaths. And write my Congressperson!

Civil Rights for Today

Tony Buchsbaum — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 16:15:13 -0500

Childcare costs- are you affected?

Anita — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 01:21:34 -0500

MP Dunleavy on MSN writes about women and money. I was toodling around that website and found this short article on childcare costs and how to offset them.

Are We Entitled?

Miriam — Wed, 12 Jul 2006 00:19:46 -0400

Introducing . . .

Hi, I’m Miriam Peskowitz, and starting now, I’ll be blogging here at MomsRising.org. I’m the author of a book called The Truth Behind the Mommy Wars: Who Decides What Makes a Good Mother. I also write a blog of my own, Playground Revolution.com. My dreams about motherhood, parenting, and families share quite a lot with those of Kristin and Joan and the whole team behind MomsRising and the Motherhood Manifesto. Like them, I see the big picture. I’m confident that political and cultural change could make family life and work easier.