Child care
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PublishedAugust 23, 2023
Bath officials considering $100,000 donation for child care expansion at YMCA
The Bath Area Family YMCA has requested $30,000 contributions from West Bath, Arrowsic, Woolwich, Phippsburg and Georgetown for its $7.2 million project that would more than double its child care capacity.
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PublishedJuly 19, 2023
White House salutes child care investments by Maine and other states
Senate President Troy Jackson attended an event at the White House on Wednesday to celebrate state efforts to improve access to affordable, high-quality child care as a means of lifting families out of poverty and strengthening local economies.
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PublishedJuly 6, 2023
Bath YMCA asks city for $350,000 contribution for child care expansion
The Bath Area Family YMCA has started a $7.2 million building project to more than double its child care capacity.
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PublishedJuly 2, 2023
Our View: A budget that works for Maine families is a budget worth passing
The Legislature should support the bipartisan spending plan passed last week by the Appropriations Committee.
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PublishedJune 8, 2023
Our View: Maine needs lawmakers to support child care providers
A new report shows that most Mainers are struggling to find affordable, high-quality child care. This hurts everyone.
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PublishedMay 26, 2023
Sen. Eloise Vitelli: Growing ‘the workforce behind the workforce’ by expanding pre-K and child care
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PublishedMay 14, 2023
Gorham House preschool brings together youth, older adults
For the residents at the senior living community, as well as the preschoolers, intergenerational learning makes for joy, compassion and special connections.
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PublishedMay 10, 2023
Lawmakers hear proposal to fix Maine’s broken child care system
The bill would tackle the state's child care shortage by increasing monthly stipends for child care workers and relax the income limits for families to apply for a state subsidy.
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PublishedMay 9, 2023
Commentary: Maine lawmakers, regulators made child care as expensive as it is today
The state needs to examine regulations rather than continue to throw money at an industry that is rapidly disappearing, to the detriment of Maine’s economy.
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PublishedMay 1, 2023
Bath YMCA expanding child care program
The Bath Area Family YMCA broke ground last week on a new preschool building that will allow it to serve 32 more children.
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