COVID-19 Impacts Different Child Care Settings Differently and More Assistance is Needed
by Rachel Perkins, ICS Policy Research Intern COVID-19 blog series The COVID-19 pandemic has upended all aspects of everyday life – with increases in working from home, financial strain, and general anxieties about exposure – the child care sector has…
Blog: Research Studies Help Guide Child Care in the Age of COVID-19
COVID-19 blog series Last month, a major study on COVID-19 transmission among child care centers made headlines. The research came from a top team at Yale University and was published by the American Academy of Pediatrics, and helped to shed…
Blog: Welcome to Furman University’s Child Development Center’s Outdoor Classroom
COVID-19 blog series What a wonderful week I have had, after the inspirational Spartanburg Outdoor Learning workshop last Saturday, I was then invited to visit the Furman Child Development Center’s (CDC) Outdoor Classroom to advise Meredith Burton the dedicated Director,…
Independent Play Recap and Bonus Material from BYU’s Radio’s The Lisa Show
COVID-19 blog series I had the privilege last month to speak on The Lisa Show on Brigham Young University's Radio, a nationally syndicated show for parents, about independent play for kids. As a policy and research organization, ICS does a…
Workshop Blog: Outdoor Learning and Mud Kitchens
COVID-19 blog series On Saturday, October 17, 2020, I was privileged to lead on a part live, part virtual training workshop at Creative Learning Kids, an amazing early childhood setting in Spartanburg, SC. The event was organized and hosted by…
July 2020 eNews
Ideas for Infusing Capital into Childcare Centers During COVID-19
June 2020 eNews
Paycheck Protection Program Applications Close June 30. Have You Applied?
COVID-19 blog series As many states begin their individual “reopening” processes, the need has never been more clear for stable, quality child care. However, the economic impacts of COVID-19 have severely strained the child care sector in South Carolina and…