Owner and Operator Tabitha Witherell says she loved babysitting her cousins and siblings growing up, and with Turtletopia Childcare she can make it official.
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U.S. child care costs at $40,000 force parents to get second jobs
The average cost in the U.S. for full time, in-home infant care like a nanny is around $39,270 per year, according to Care.com data.
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Posted inThe Franklin Journal
University of Maine at Farmington’s new Sweatt-Winter building open, fully operational
‘We still have a few kinks to work out,’ Director Erica Thompson said when talking about the new space and the program’s expansion.
Posted inColumns, Franklin, Local News, Maine, News
UMF’s Sweatt-Winter programs settles into new building
‘This year will be a play year,’ Director Erica Thompson said when asked how she saw the program expanding in the new building, which is more than double in size.
Posted inBusiness, Noteworthy
UMaine Farmington appoints new education center director
FARMINGTON — The University of Maine at Farmington has appointed Erica Thompson, UMF graduate of the class of 2015, as the director for the UMF Sweatt-Winter Child Care and Early Education Center. Thompson started as director at the previous UMF campus Sweatt-Winter location on Sept. 18. The new facility at 274 Front Street welcomed children […]
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As child care crisis looms, Biden asks Congress for urgent help
The funds would account for about one-third of the roughly $50 billion the White House plans to seek for domestic needs, including high-speed internet access and natural disaster relief.
Posted inBusiness, News, River Valley
Auburn-Lewiston YMCA acquires second downtown Rumford building
The YMCA now has two buildings in downtown Rumford to develop day care and other programming.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News, Politics, Schools & Education
Child care providers close doors, reduce capacity as federal funds run out
In Maine and across the nation, the end of pandemic-related federal support is causing another round of closures and downsizing in the struggling industry.
Posted inNation / World, Schools & Education
More schools are adopting 4-day weeks. For parents, the challenge is day 5
While surveys show parents approve overall, support wanes among those with younger children.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News, Politics
What’s in the pipeline to help Maine workers with children
A bill sponsored by Sen. Troy Jackson, D-Allagash, and signed by Gov. Janet Mills devotes about $60 million to Maine’s child care system over the next two years.