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NJBIA President & CEO Michele Siekerka says generous jobless benefits that do not require people to show they’ve been actively seeking work are creating a hiring crisis for employers, but so are state COVID-19 operating restrictions on daycare centers that leave parents who do want to work without childcare options. Speaking on NJ Spotlight News’ […]
As more parents return to reopened workplaces, childcare centers are bumping up against state COVID-19 operating restrictions that limit the number of children enrolled, forcing centers to turn families away, according to the CEO of the franchising company for Lightbridge Academy childcare centers. “The childcare industry has such an enormous impact on the overall economy […]
NJBIA testified Monday in support of five bills that would collectively appropriate $100 million in federal funds to the New Jersey Economic Development Authority to help microbusinesses, restaurants, childcare centers, nonprofits and cultural institutions struggling under COVID-19 operating restrictions. “These bills target relief to the businesses that have been hurt most over the past year […]
New Jersey Human Services Acting Commissioner Sarah Adelman announced this week that the state is extending several COVID-19-related childcare assistance programs through the end of June to support families and child care providers impacted by the pandemic. The extensions include programs that have helped families pay for childcare during remote schooling and support the sustainability […]
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