Making a national difference Apr 5, 2007
Calaveras County's largest private nonprofit human services agency, HRC provides safety net food, emergency services and education, ongoing childcare information and referral services for victims of domestic violence and sexual assault, and child and parent services. Mother Lode WIC is located at 12356 Martell Road in Jackson. (San Andreas Calaveras Enterprise, CA)
Low-income families can get help on finances Jan 15, 2007
Daycare and childcare information is available, as is a loan program for qualified borrowers to buy used cars to get to work. And there's information about education, employment and training opportunities, as well as city and county services. (Buffalo News)
Angie's List To Offer Daycare Service Information Aug 22, 2006
Angie's List plans to provide childcare information nationwide in about six months. You can access the service for about $15 for one month, or you may purchase a yearly subscription. (WCCO.com, MN)
Childcare discrimination case tossed out Jul 16, 2006
KinderStart, a website containing childcare information of potential interest to parents or teachers, had its ranking on Google dropped to zero in March of last year, according to a company lawyer. The company said this implied Google was "blocking" online traffic to the site, which has been online for almost six years. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Technology)
Revealed: the price parents pay to go to work Feb 26, 2006
" Scotland on Sunday compiled the average weekly costs of both local authority and privately run nurseries that are held by the Childcare Information Services of all 32 of the country's councils. Although there 1,510 local authority nurseries, only nine councils said they were able to provide places for children younger than three, charging an average of 133 for a week. East Dunbartonshire Council admitted charging parents 173 for children under two - just 10 less than the area's most... (Scotsman.com)
