Bill Jaeger

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[Bill Jaeger @Bill_Jaeger]

@efr_co @GFR_co @IndianHillsFire @FireFoothills @JeffcoOpenSpace Thanks for what you do!

[Bill Jaeger @Bill_Jaeger]

Colorado’s expanded preschool program received 12,000 applications on its first day — more than officials expected https://t.co/nV6M3mBt2c via @coloradosun

[Parent Possible @Parent_Possible]

Thurday's Senate hearing was a long slog (8 hrs) albeit a respectful, civil & engaging one.

But those 8 hrs will help save CO parents HUNDREDS of hrs calling care providers & looking for support. That's time well spent @ColoradoKidsOrg @RaiseColorado @JeffBridges @SteveFenberg

[Allie Kimmel @allie_kimmel]

Celebrating the first Committee passage of @EmilyForCO @AlecGarnett #BetterBeginnings Department of Early Childhood and Universal Preschool bill with #earlychildhood legends @AnnaJoHaynes2 @Bill_Jaeger, Pamela, and Steff! So lucky to work with this amazing team & so many others.

[CO Statewide Parent Coalition @ColoradoSPC]

#hb1295 passed out of committee! This bill needs at least 8 more votes to pass. Don’t stop letting your reps and Senators know how you feel about this new department and Colorado’s Universal Preschool program! Thank you @EmilyForCO and @AlecGarnett for leading on this! #coleg

[Warren Village @Warren_Village]

Honored to have our Learning Center PreK children invited by @GovofCO to attend today’s announcement of HB22-1295 and the launch of the new state Department of #EarlyChildhood! #UniversalPreK

@GovofCO @SenJanetBuckner @SteveFenberg @EmilyForCO @AlecGarnett @ColoradoKidsOrg

[First Five Years Fund @firstfiveyears]

Wells Fargo economists, using labor market data, calculated that the historic drop in #childcare employment from pre-pandemic levels is affecting over 460,000 families nationwide—with a measurable impact on the U.S. workforce. https://t.co/l7KXgTNrQq

[Rep. Emily Sirota @EmilyForCO]

The CO Department of Early Childhood now officially exists! We are creating a unified early childhood system that improves the lives of our families, educators and providers in CO!
Coming soon - universal, voluntary preschool for the '23 school year. #COLeg #COPolitics

[Bill Jaeger @Bill_Jaeger]

"The children who attend preschool enjoy substantial benefits over the course of their lifetime." https://t.co/ZWWM1PRKQH via @BrookingsInst

[Start Early @StartEarlyorg]

Across the US, systems of early learning & care are collapsing - leaving parents and educators in the lurch. An @NPR report explores how chronic underinvestment in #ECE, coupled with pandemic challenges, is harming educators, parents & children alike: https://t.co/UJgENSpZv3

[First Five Years Fund @firstfiveyears]

After shedding 4,500 jobs from September - November, @BLS_gov estimates show the #childcare industry lost another 3,700 jobs in December.

This crisis has reached a boiling point. The only solution is significant, sustained investment from Congress. https://t.co/DCK1gV0LWR

[Dan Wuori @DanWuori]

Data released in the past month demonstrates that even relatively minor investments in families and teachers can impact children’s growth trajectory. Think of what a proper investment might do. https://t.co/ah2cDgsOYJ

[Stand for Children Colorado @ColoradoStand]

.@GovofCO talks about free full day kindergarten and preschool in State of State address, saying it
"Gives youngest Coloradans strong start in life" YES! #edcolo

[Healthier Colorado @HealthierColo]

We fully support the recs of the ECLC to implement universal Pre-K and bring early childhood services together under the Office of Early Childhood. CO kids deserve a system that puts families first, always.🙌🙌
@SenJanetBuckner @EmilyForCO @SteveFenberg @AlecGarnett #coleg

[Bill Jaeger @Bill_Jaeger]

@Dale_Chu @DanWuori @laurenbellt @cjohnsonstaub @BigLiftTeam @RaiseColorado @EarlyLearnNatn @llizabell @CKoch_ @AmandaCEastern @karencmcknight @maria_spinetti @ChildAction @KPillowPrice @WhitneyPesek @morgankcrossman @EllenFrede @AbbieLieberman @meairy @earlyed @kerry_edu Thanks Dale -- @DanWuori and @ehaspel have offered some helpful summaries of how the Senate version takes on these concerns:

https://t.co/JZTNlhRFR7

https://t.co/ksvTgR2QMT

[Elliot Haspel @ehaspel]

So, the Senate HELP committee version of BBB has clarified a few important points on the issue of child care and religious providers! Let's go over them:

[Dan Wuori @DanWuori]

The Senate HELP Committee has released amended bill text relating to Build Back Better's #childcare and universal #PreK provisions. @Hunt_Institute has updated its BBB Guide for Policymakers accordingly. Discussion of major changes in the thread below. https://t.co/f5VxY1wofK

[Bill Jaeger @Bill_Jaeger]

@EmilyWorkmanPN3 @Hunt_Institute Looking forward to it as well @EmilyWorkmanPN3! @Hunt_Institute and @DanWuori, as usual, have put together a panel that will push all of us to do more in the year ahead. And congrats on your new role -- we need your voice on all things EC, especially infants and toddlers!

[Bill Jaeger @Bill_Jaeger]

@ehaspel Glad to see Speaker Pelosi today recognize that "child care and universal Pre-K really go together." Hopefully the final package keeps this reality front and center... #solvechildcare

https://t.co/Is7cVmFraz

[Manu Raju @mkraju]

Pelosi said last night Ds will have do "fewer things well" in big bill

So I tried to pin her down on if that means they'll have to drop something, like Medicare expansion, paid leave, etc.

She said she hopes those stay and adds: "Mostly we would be cutting back on years"

[Jenny Brundin @CPRBrundin]

Education officials are closer to having a new plan (and money) to serve Colorado families with young children https://t.co/QgEOrNmIsr #edcolo

[First Five Years Fund @firstfiveyears]

NEW: Over 550 organizations from all 50 states have signed onto a letter urging lawmakers to maintain crucial provisions of the #BuildBackBetterAct: paid family and medical leave, the Child Tax Credit, and child care & preschool. https://t.co/6fvQ4LfbX6