TRENTON, N.J. – Assemblywoman Aura Dunn is sounding the alarm on a looming financial crisis that could cripple the state’s child care industry and push women out of the workforce as pandemic-era funding for the sector ends Sept. 30. She is working on a package of bills to make...
TRENTON, N.J. – The Assembly on Thursday passed a bill that extends subsidies to child care centers based on enrollment, not attendance. The legislation, sponsored by Assemblywoman Aura Dunn, addresses the challenges the government lockdowns created for those centers, often small businesses owned and operated by women of color....
TRENTON, N.J. – The pandemic business landscape challenged child care centers, often small businesses owned and operated by women of color. Assemblywoman Aura Dunn successfully advocated for subsidies to help those businesses stay open based on enrollment numbers, not attendance. Her bill was signed into law in December 2021....
TRENTON, N.J. – Gov. Phil Murphy’s announcement on Monday that school and child care masking requirements will be lifted March 7 is long overdue and a decision that should have solely resided with parents say Assemblyman Robert Auth and Assemblywoman DeAnne DeFuccio. To keep the mask mandate another month,...
TRENTON, N.J. – Assemblywoman Aura Dunn’s bill basing subsidies to childcare service providers on their enrollment numbers, not attendance, was signed by the governor on Tuesday. Dunn noted this is a historic shift in how New Jersey prioritizes child care. She said the legislation is essential to the economy,...
TRENTON, N.J. – Assemblywoman Aura Dunn’s bill providing subsidies to childcare service providers based on their enrollment numbers, not attendance, was back in the Assembly on Monday to concur with the governor’s recommendations permitting such payments through the end of fiscal year 2022 and approving a study to report...
TRENTON, N.J. – The bill (A4746/S3947), sponsored by Assemblywoman Aura Dunn, would allow licensed child care and family day care providers to receive subsidies determined by the Division of Family Development, based on the number of eligible students enrolled. Currently, those subsidies are determined by eligible students’ attendance during...
TRENTON, N.J. –Assemblywoman Aura Dunn’s legislation prioritizing children’s safety by requiring daycares and parents to notify each other in the event of an absence was signed by the governor today. “We have to remain vigilant to protect our children,” said Dunn (R-Morris). “We can’t let our guard down while...
TRENTON, N.J. – The cost of childcare is a large expense for many who would like to run for public office but can’t afford the expenses. The Assembly moved to eliminate that barrier by passing a bill (S698) sponsored by Assemblywoman Nancy Munoz that would allow candidates and incumbents...
TRENTON, N.J. – Many families have been scrambling to either do without child care or to try to find alternative care so they can work. Assemblyman Brian Bergen and Assemblywoman BettyLou DeCroce urged Gov. Phil Murphy to immediately open day care facilities across the state. “Businesses are starting to...