Families First CC

NOW IS TIME TO APPLY for our Fall Immersion #preschool locations.

[Home Grown @HomeGrownOrg]

Happy #GrandparentsDay! 💚
According to @ZerotoThree, 1 in 4 children in the U.S. under the age of 5 is cared for by a grandparent some or all of the time their parent is at work.

“Grandparents, especially grandmothers, are the invisible glue holding our creaking child-care infrastructure together. Without them, the cracks would be even more apparent.” - @WashingtonPost #ThanksGrandparents #FFNCareIsAlwaysThere

[Families First CC @FamiliesFirstCC]

Gov. Cooper visits Cabarrus preschool to advocate for more funding for child care centers https://t.co/Ks18zrcq2r via @indytribune

[Governor Josh Stein @NC_Governor]

Child care and early childhood education are facing a funding cliff in North Carolina. Today, Gov. Cooper visited Cabarrus Bilingual Preschool in Concord to stress the critical need for the legislature to fully fund early childhood education.

🔗 https://t.co/OQiryZn2cW

[Families First CC @FamiliesFirstCC]

https://t.co/EDC5O1K3dI

[TracyZimmerman @TracyZimmerman]

Thank you @NC_Governor for calling on more federal support for #childcare and #earlylearning. As you said, NC needs fed investment in quality child care now to keep children leanring and our economy growing. https://t.co/O7H1BQ8fbP via @EducationNC

[Families First CC @FamiliesFirstCC]

@ncdhhs Is there a copy of the plan or is it the 2021 application? We are working hard with more than 30 Family Home Childcares and would like to see the proposal for the 4MM. Thank you @ncdhhs for your attention to this.

[Families First CC @FamiliesFirstCC]

One of the many reasons we partner with @ParentChildPlus, their awareness and willingness to adapt to real family needs. https://t.co/UiQM1fEfWE

[Susan Gale Perry @SusanGalePerry]

The child care workforce is critical to child & family well-being and our economy. Yet many child care businesses can’t compete with rising wages or afford to offer health insurance, so teachers can’t stay.

Expanding Medicaid helps child care at no cost to state taxpayers.

[Home Grown @HomeGrownOrg]

Families are struggling to pay for child care while providers are struggling to make ends meet. Doubling investments in #CCDBG will provide critical support to providers and families who need it most.

Urge Congress to double the investments in #CCDBG and help #solvechildcare.

[Families First CC @FamiliesFirstCC]

Moms!

[Neighborhood Villages @NVSBoston]

Working parents know that child care makes the world go round, but we're facing a massive child care shortage in this country. In a post-pandemic world, this shortage is making it more difficult than ever for mothers to re-enter the workforce. https://t.co/mSmGwQ2Sv6

[Home Grown @HomeGrownOrg]

#DIDYOUKNOW #InHomeChildCare providers care for 7M+ children in the US?

💚 Margarita, a family, friend and neighbor provider of 30 years shares how FFN providers should be included in support systems and recognized for their work.

Like & Share if you support #InHomeChildCare

[SHARE Charlotte @shareclt]

Families First in Cabarrus County uses education, parenting, and early childhood programs to break cycles of poverty. Programs are provided in both English and Spanish. Support their programs and shop for #WishlistWednesday: https://t.co/pI2lJntC26.

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[SHARE Charlotte @shareclt]

SHARE Nonprofits! SHARE Fest is next Thursday! Join over 100 other nonprofit leaders for this great nonprofit service provider networking event. It’s free to attend! RSVP by the link in your SHAREholder emails! https://t.co/IayMkys2wX

[Families First CC @FamiliesFirstCC]

Yes! Home visiting weekly is the heartbeat of everything we do. We need Spanish books from the wishlist. Thank you for helping us boost permanent home learning libraries, improving early childhood literacy, school readiness, and socio-emotional development.

[SHARE Charlotte @shareclt]

Families First in Cabarrus County uses education, parenting, and early childhood programs to break cycles of poverty. Programs are provided in both English and Spanish. Support their programs and shop for #WishlistWednesday: https://t.co/pI2lJntC26.

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[Families First CC @FamiliesFirstCC]

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[Spencer Swain @spenceswain]

So proud of this team, families, and providers. Join Aurora and me on any number of these solution-oriented, outcome-based initiatives confronting this market failure. Check out Aurora in the news. Considering “rounding up” for 1, 3, or 6 months. https://t.co/8KsxrMMQsr

[Families First CC @FamiliesFirstCC]

Families First has been nurturing bilingual kids for more than 10 years https://t.co/r0qh43n049 via @wcnc

[Home Grown @HomeGrownOrg]

BriAnne has been a home-based child care provider for over 7 years and is a Raise Montana child care advocate. She stresses the importance of investing in family child care programs.

💚 Home-based child care providers need support and investments to stay afloat. #SolveChildCare.

[Families First CC @FamiliesFirstCC]

Huge 👏🏼@CorningIncorporated Midland volunteers delivering over 100 items to home-based childcare providers in a failing market. Big thanks to the #CorningFoundation
for recent grant supporting our @ParentChildPlus FCC/FNN program for communities furthest from opportunity.

[Families First CC @FamiliesFirstCC]

Shout out to @press_and_porter for making space for this child to belong, play, and learn downtown. This is how you welcome new families. I thought of you @timrgill and do often as two of our municipalities are renovating downtowns.

[Families First CC @FamiliesFirstCC]

Looky what showed up, and more than two! Surprises from parents are the best. #ThankfulThursday #teachersappreciationweek #cabarrusbilingual #concordnc