New Haven ChILD

NH ChILD is a non-profit organization dedicated to transforming the early childhood landscape in New Haven, CT.

[New Haven ChILD @NH_ChILD]

“The fact that this was able to be included in the budget shows the power our community has.”

CT Medicaid expansion launches for kids of any immigration status

More @CTMirror: https://t.co/x9BEmTyjOv

[New Haven ChILD @NH_ChILD]

"Nearly a year and a half after #CTBabyBonds was signed into law, it has yet to become a reality."
Will Baby Bonds receive the funding it has been authorized?

More in the @CTMirror:
https://t.co/HKMEJe0tBq

#CTLegislation #Vote #ECE

[New Haven ChILD @NH_ChILD]

Happy Holidays from New Haven ChILD! 🎄❄️🕎🎉

Invest in learning through your gift-giving this year. Need ideas on educational toys for children? Check out this list:
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#Christmas #Hannukah #Kwanzaa #HappyHolidays

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Need to stay up-to-date on all early childhood news and resources? Here are some newsletters to subscribe to:

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"It's no wonder that 4 out of 10 parents in the US have gone into debt due to the cost of child care."

As childcare costs rise, parents are forced to choose between spending time with their kids or + work hours to pay for ece.
@CNET:
https://t.co/qzSffP8kpS
#EarlyChildhood

[New Haven ChILD @NH_ChILD]

"Often, when we talk about climate and kids, it's in some abstract future way of, ‘Well, we need to help the planet for the next generation,’ but the current generation is being harmed."
-Elliot Haspel, @capita_social
#ClimateChange #ECE
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"In a highly polarized environment, investment in the nation’s young children may just be a political unicorn: a topic on which we virtually all agree, and for good reason."

🎶 to our 👂 👂

Read it @thehill: https://t.co/FlYnghb0PS

#EarlyChildhood #EarlyChildhoodEd #ECE

[New Haven ChILD @NH_ChILD]

The #ECE field needs more early childhood special education to improve early identification.

More on why the demand is so high and how educators can meet it here:
@WaldenU:
https://t.co/GGtdMw9ojW

#IDPWD

[New Haven ChILD @NH_ChILD]

“We are missing big opportunities to create a more level playing field [for children in poverty] right at the beginning.”

As Head Start Quality Push Continues, Advocates Raise Red Flag on Equity

More Education Week here: https://t.co/j2Q0CVMuRa

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"29 percent of child care workers reported not being able to consistently afford nutritious food in 2021, up from 23 percent prior to the pandemic."

Child care providers shouldn’t have to go hungry to feed the American economy

Read The Hechinger Report: https://t.co/QEApY9AILe

[New Haven ChILD @NH_ChILD]

“I'm lucky to work at a company where I can work remote and do what I need to for my family. But how many others don't have this luxury?”

Parents are missing work at record numbers due to childcare problems and the ‘tripledemic’

More @FortuneMagazine: https://t.co/uOlijWapty

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It's Election day! Vote for the future of our children today! Want to get your kids involved in the voting process? Check out this article by @KinderCare:
#ElectionDay #Midterms #Vote

[New Haven ChILD @NH_ChILD]

With FCC homes being the only affordable childcare option for some families, the decrease in licensed homes since 2019 further impacts access to ECE for all.

More in @ChildCareAware's"Catalyzing Growth" report: https://t.co/bnVw2oN2Ru

[New Haven ChILD @NH_ChILD]

"Teach children that Indigenous people are still here — and their legacy is everywhere."

"We're Still Here:" How to Talk to Kids About Indigenous People's Day

https://t.co/jNjCzvya3E

#IndigenousPeoplesDay2022

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"We are fighting as a nat'l movement, state by state, partner by partner, in making certain that folks that work in childcare centers are compensated, that childcare centers are elevated...”

A NM Referendum Could Be A Model For Improving Early Education

https://t.co/05FBMBz5MF

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Happy #HispanicHeritageMonth! Celebrating all the amazing #Hispanic early childhood educators that makeup 17.3% of all ECEs.

[New Haven ChILD @NH_ChILD]

"D.C. is launching a $10 million grant program to help expand early child care facilities, in hopes of creating more than 1,000 spots for toddlers and infants."

D.C. launches grant program to expand early child care facilities

Read Axios: https://t.co/Xz5zYF1XmL

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Today we are reminded that the wage gap between moms and dads disproportionately impacts women of color in all employment positions.

No mother should have to choose between working and taking care of her child.

#MomsEqualPayDay
#Mom #EqualPayDay

[New Haven ChILD @NH_ChILD]

"It is not in young people’s interest that we instill in them negative primals. In so doing, we might harm them by making them less happy, less healthy, and more bigoted toward others."

Don’t Teach Your Kids to Fear the World

Read more AP: https://t.co/4WmHGYCTdw

[New Haven ChILD @NH_ChILD]

Sharing this fascinating interview with filmmaker, Edward Buckles, Jr., about his documentary: Katrina Babies.

Years after Hurricane Katrina, a new documentary asks: What happened to the children?

@NPR:
https://t.co/b1THaQ0LTy