Child care affordability and access (Unsplash)

Child care: 1st State lacks affordable options, report finds

Jarek RutzEducation, Headlines

A new report from Rodel shows that First State families do not have adequate access to affordable child care. A coalition of advocacy groups ā€“ including Rodel, the Delaware Association for the Education of Young Children, Delaware Readiness Teams and the First State Pre-K ā€“ conducted a survey with hundreds of Delaware families to gauge their feelings about child care …

From left: First Lady Tracey Quillen Carney, Program Manager Diane Frentzel and Community Coordinator Camelia Vivero of Delaware Readiness Teams presented the state's new kindergarten registration process. (Jarek Rutz/Delaware LIVE News)

Kindergarten registration: Meet stateā€™s new quick process

Jarek RutzEducation, Headlines

A new digital and uniform process to register children for kindergarten in the First State was unveiled to an audience of 25 Tuesday at the Wilmington Public Library.Ā  ā€œHaving a consistent process throughout Delaware allows libraries and other agencies to provide quick support and assistance to parents who are registering their children for school for the very first time,ā€ said …