The Burke Foundation is a founding member of the First 1,000 Days Policy Coalition, founded to advance policies to support New Jersey’s families.
Tag: child care
Dispatches from the Field: Jessica Sager on building a backbone of support for family child care educators
"Family child care is a critical source of care for infants and toddlers. That's where most infants and toddlers are, and often it's where parents want them to be because [...]
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Dispatches from the Field: Supporting working families: An interview with Debra Lancaster, Rutgers Center for Women & Work
"If you can prevent a family from sliding into poverty or you can shore up families early on and position them well, they are much more likely to succeed and [...]
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2023 Community Champion: Reshma Saujani
"We're taking on an issue that we have had to figure out on our own. And we're asking for the type of support that we deserve." - Reshma Saujani, Founder [...]
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Dispatches from the field: Family-centered policies help children thrive
“All our work builds on the science of the developing child. That science is very clear that the experiences during the prenatal period of the developing fetus, as well as [...]
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Dispatches from the field: Building bonds across generations
“Carol has talked about changing norms and I think that's central to our aspirations — to extend the grandparent relationship beyond families, into communities. This means connecting people who might [...]
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Dispatches From the Field: Child Care in Crisis
“With K-12 education, while there are plenty of problems and it is highly inequitable, there are a few positive things. It's accessible to everyone. It’s free for everyone. There's a [...]
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Dispatches from the Field: Moms Deserve More
“If the structures of care are fundamentally broken, women will not be able to go back to work. We still don't have affordable childcare. We still don't have paid leave. [...]
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The Burke Foundation Awards $2 Million to Help Young Children and Families Thrive
The Burke Foundation awarded $2 million in the fourth quarter of 2020 to non-profit organizations in New Jersey working to improve prenatal and child health. New Jersey has one of [...]
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Breaking Ground to Build Futures: Burke Foundation Invests $500,000 in New Childcare Center
Princeton, NJ, May 15, 2020 On Monday, May 11, YWCA Princeton began major renovations to improve its existing facilities and programs. The construction includes a new childcare wing named The [...]
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