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New program aims to better child care programs in Trenton, other Mercer towns
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on September 01, 2014 at 7:40 AM, updated September 01, 2014 at 7:41 AMTRENTON — Seeking to improve the quality and availability of child care in Mercer County, a city group has launched a program called the “Steps to Quality.”
Child Care Connection will work with 12 child care providers in the county, offering professional development, on-site coaching, mentoring and technical assistance.
“It is our goal to show that intensive intervention with child care providers would make a difference in the quality of the early education opportunities offered to children,” said Nancy Thomson, Child Care Connection’s executive director. “The most critical period of development for a child is the first three years, a time when many children are in child care. As children from low-income families are especially vulnerable, we are focusing on improving the quality of care provided in their communities.”
Thomson said the target area for Mercer County includes home-based child care facilities that take children whose care is subsidized, but are in good standing with the state as far as their license is concerned. Most of the facilities are located in Trenton.