High quality early learning for ALL children can change the economic trajectory of our region in ONE generation. Early Matters Greater Austin facilitates the business community’s engagement in this issue. https://t.co/SJqayvwEaM
Join us for the annual Week of the Young Child! Let's honor our youngest learners, their families, educators & the importance of early childhood education.
Find resources like school + home activities, book lists + more:
https://t.co/mdlyotYIDX
@texasaeyc#WOYC24#TXWOYC24
Over 20% of child care providers closed during the pandemic. We can't let this continue! Learn how Prop 2 can make a difference for child care providers and working parents at https://t.co/TWE7Jwx0Bn and make sure you CAST YOUR VOTE!
https://t.co/6EGGcQCJuJ.TexansForProp2
This Halloween, don't be spooked by long lines on Election Day! Early voting is the treat that ensures your voice is heard. Cast your vote early and make your mark on our democracy.
https://t.co/6EGGcQCJuJ.TexansforProp2 #VoteforKidsTX#VoteforProp2
The statewide tours and press conferences for Prop 2 officially kicked off yesterday down in the RGV! Click here https://t.co/BJbL1LkMLa to learn when the ECE team will be in your city!
https://t.co/EevhAURTpr.TexansforProp2 #VoteForKidsTX#VoteForProp2
I'm working on a story for @KUT about how child care providers will be affected when pandemic relief funds expire. If you have young children and are expecting child care to be more expensive or harder to find and you're open to an interview, email me! I'm at [email protected]
@EarlyMattersATX was proud to support a recent episode of @LemonadaMedia's @SaveUsPodcast about how Texas is tackling the child care shortage. We have a long way to go but you can hear some bright spots here: https://t.co/sAaosYEzoe. #txed@VanessaForATX
Texas parents & child care providers are in trouble.
With federal pandemic relief funding ending for child care — and the Legislature nixing a plan to keep the funding going — affordable, quality child care is disappearing.
@TexasTribune article: https://t.co/DXIQHFqOSf #TXlege
BUDGET UPDATE: Make your voice heard! With the budget season upon us, now is the time to voice your priorities and let us know what you want to see funded in the city’s next budget cycle! The first budget community input session will be Wednesday, July 26th starting at 10am.(1/2)
Families are struggling to work and afford #childcare.
17% of Black and 16% of Latino kids 5 and under lived with a family member who had to quit, change, or refuse a job because of child care issues in 2021, per data from the @AECFNews
https://t.co/grfAVJx13e
Our nation’s care infrastructure is broken. The @AECFNews Kids Count Data Book reports that in 2020-21, 12% of Texas children under five lived in families in which someone quit, changed, or refused a job because of problems with child care. - @CodaRGarza
https://t.co/c7VDZfaAcV
A Harvard professor focused on the future of work says college degrees are becoming less important in the workplace than the social and executive functioning skills mastered (or not) during the years of early childhood. https://t.co/yPN8QcK7Bh
Last chance for this Legislature to help Texas parents who can't find the affordable, high-quality child care they need so they can go to work.
https://t.co/9WxOX9mHkH #TXlege
54 years ago today: With PBS’ funding facing a 50% cut, Fred Rogers appeared before a US Senate subcommittee - chaired by a skeptical John O. Pastore. Six minutes later, PBS had its full funding.
Across the country, #childcare providers are experiencing wage-driven hiring challenges.
@CSCCEUCB recently published a guide listing actions legislators can take to ease the workforce crisis.
The main takeaway? Invest in & reform compensation practices.
https://t.co/2TCj94PoXZ