COVID-19 blog series In early March 2021, Congress passed the American Rescue Plan (ARP) Act which included, among many other things, $39B for child care, $15B in Child Care Development Block Grants and $24B in Child Care Stabilization Funds. In May, the Administration…
by Mackenzie Soniak, PsyDDirector, Partners for Early Attuned Relationships (PEAR) Network, South Carolina Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health COVID-19 blog series “I’m just pouring from an empty cup.” This widespread feeling continues to be shared among adults as they…
COVID-19 blog series As the country has considered how it will emerge from the COVID-19 pandemic, child care has remained a central topic of conversation, sitting at the intersection of education, the economy, workforce, and family dynamics. Simply, the pandemic acutely highlighted…
COVID-19 blog series Nationally, an estimated 85 million people (17 percent of all U.S. households) are living as extended families, up from 58 million in 2001. About 2.7 million children live in extended family households, a significant amount of whom are being…
by Mary MacKenzie, Senior Fellow, Institute for Child Success Mary MacKenzie (standing) discusses the nuances of boys. Thomas Compton (foreground), manager of a Quality Counts center. On Saturday, April 17, I presented to Spartanburg County First Steps, Quality Counts early childhood settings…
by Lorraine Cragan-Sullivan, South Carolina's Act Early Ambassador Did you know 23 percent of children aged 3-17 in South Carolina (210,441 children) have one or more emotional, behavioral, or developmental conditions (KIDS Count Data Book, 2017-2018)? That is nearly one-fourth of…
COVID-19 blog series In February 2021, ICS was pleased to co-host a webinar on housing challenges with Root & Rebound, a Greenville-based organization whose mission is “to restore power and resources to the families and communities most harmed by mass incarceration.” (Slides and the recording are available here.)…
COVID-19 blog series More than a year into the COVID-19 health crisis, millions of American families, especially those with young children, are still struggling to access nutritious and adequate food their families need. Throughout much of 2020, food insecurity rates…
Officer: Stop acting like a child.Young Girl: I am a child! In a recent blogpost we detailed some of the structural failures that contributed to the pepper spraying and arrest of a nine-year-old girl in Rochester, New York. Prior to…