โThe fact that this was able to be included in the budget shows the power our community has.โ
CT Medicaid expansion launches for kids of any immigration status
More @CTMirror: https://t.co/x9BEmTyjOv
"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
Happy Holidays from New Haven ChILD! ๐โ๏ธ๐๐
Invest in learning through your gift-giving this year. Need ideas on educational toys for children? Check out this list:
https://t.co/4whWZrK60f
#Christmas#Hannukah#Kwanzaa#HappyHolidays
"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
"Often, when we talk about climate and kids, it's in some abstract future way of, โWell, we need to help the planet for the next generation,โ but the current generation is being harmed."
-Elliot Haspel, @capita_social
#ClimateChange#ECE
https://t.co/z9oqZtaeJ9
"In a highly polarized environment, investment in the nationโs young children may just be a political unicorn: a topic on which we virtually all agree, and for good reason."
๐ถ to our ๐ ๐
Read it @thehill: https://t.co/FlYnghb0PS
#EarlyChildhood#EarlyChildhoodEd#ECE
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
โWe are missing big opportunities to create a more level playing field [for children in poverty] right at the beginning.โ
As Head Start Quality Push Continues, Advocates Raise Red Flag on Equity
More Education Week here: https://t.co/j2Q0CVMuRa
"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 shouldnโt have to go hungry to feed the American economy
Read The Hechinger Report: https://t.co/QEApY9AILe
โI'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?โ
Parents are missing work at record numbers due to childcare problems and the โtripledemicโ
More @FortuneMagazine: https://t.co/uOlijWapty
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
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
"Teach children that Indigenous people are still here โ and their legacy is everywhere."
"We're Still Here:" How to Talk to Kids About Indigenous People's Day
https://t.co/jNjCzvya3E
#IndigenousPeoplesDay2022
"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...โ
A NM Referendum Could Be A Model For Improving Early Education
https://t.co/05FBMBz5MF
"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
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
"It is not in young peopleโs 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."
Donโt Teach Your Kids to Fear the World
Read more AP: https://t.co/4WmHGYCTdw
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