Nadia Gronkowski

Mom, policy wonk. #Earlychildhood education cheerleader. Advocating for babies, littles, & parents re: #climatechange. @StartEarlyOrg. Opinions = my own.

[Child Care for Every Family @CC4EFN]

A great comprehensive list from @MomsRising of #HurricaneHelene resources for children, families, and caregivers.

https://t.co/nOT3c7NeOV

[Nadia Gronkowski @NadiaGronkowski]

Next fair, let’s set up some trainings specific to the needs of babies, toddlers, pregnant people & lactating people! I know some folks who can help with that. For now, if you’ve read this far, why not check out the Early Years Climate Action Plan? 🙂 https://t.co/k2BmHUr6LN

[Nadia Gronkowski @NadiaGronkowski]

HUGE 📣 shoutout to @CityofEvanston for their amazing Emergency Preparedness Fair over the weekend! Why? It was extremely friendly to young kids and their parents, some of the people most deeply affected by climate emergencies. Here are a few things that made it so good: 🧵🪡

[Nadia Gronkowski @NadiaGronkowski]

Bonus points for helping me learn emergency preparedness info in bite-sized chunks while standing at a fair booth with a toddler who is squirming/walking away/asking questions. I still haven’t had time to read your brochures, but I still learned from your great elevator speeches!

[Nadia Gronkowski @NadiaGronkowski]

#Chicago’s excessive #heat warning & #airquality action days this week will affect the health of infants, toddlers, and pregnant people. Please read and share these resources for caregivers:

☀️ Heat: https://t.co/3YTfBxz4cU

🌬️ Air Quality: https://t.co/D1OfYSJBKw

[Start Early @StartEarlyorg]

A new blog post by Start Early Climate Change Fellow Evelyn Bigini describes just how important it is for child care professionals to be aware of air quality. This is crucial to keeping children safe as they spend time outside: https://t.co/ewbBFvVKzu

[Casey Peeks @kcpeeks]

If you were watching the #DNC2024 last night you heard @KamalaHarris call out far-right #Project2025 proposals to dismantle public education.

Do you want to learn more about those harmful proposals?

@CAPEarlyEd and @EdProgress have you covered! ⤵️

https://t.co/sfjhgVxsNt

[Nadia Gronkowski @NadiaGronkowski]

Shazam but for the songs your toddler brings home from child care so you only get ~every 3 words.

[First Focus on Children @First_Focus]

Today we proudly release a new report w/ our friends @StartEarlyOrg—Community-Based Home Visiting: Fidelity to Families, Commitment to Outcomes” including reccs for policymakers/funders based on interviews w/ 30+ community-based #homevisiting models https://t.co/rjRqGwQOog

[Nadia Gronkowski @NadiaGronkowski]

It was a true honor to learn from people across the country who are working to reflect parents’ wants and needs in their #homevisiting models. 💜👶 Proud of this one and grateful to @First_Focus for their partnership!

[Start Early @StartEarlyorg]

Community-based #homevisiting models emphasize research outcomes and program adaptations that are meaningful to families. @StartEarlyOrg & @First_Focus heard from 34 of these models to learn how policymakers and funders can support them. Learn more: https://t.co/H0oBjjaPrH

[Nadia Gronkowski @NadiaGronkowski]

Don’t miss this incredible opportunity to learn alongside my @StartEarlyorg colleagues!

[Start Early @StartEarlyorg]

Want to accelerate your equity and quality efforts with complimentary complementary systems mapping? Apply for the 2024 Impact Initiative for a comprehensive understanding of your community’s landscape of programs, funding, and data. Apply at: https://t.co/kXYkE421ki

[Nadia Gronkowski @NadiaGronkowski]

Girl math is spending your morning trying to figure out how you’re going to both buy organic berries AND afford $2000+/month for #childcare.

[EWG @ewg]

It’s finally here! EWG’s 2024 Shopper’s Guide to Pesticides in Produce, including the Dirty Dozen and Clean Fifteen, is available now: https://t.co/8Wz7Li4wzt

[Nadia Gronkowski @NadiaGronkowski]

@CarieBires It’s you! You’re the better people! 💫

[uché blackstock, md @uche_blackstock]

Louisiana’s toxic air is linked to low-weight and pre-term births

Residents have long suspected that the state's petrochemical plants and facilities were impacting birth outcomes. Now, a new study shows a correlation.

@19thnews

https://t.co/U2a5KpkUYp

[Nadia Gronkowski @NadiaGronkowski]

This is the tweet right here. 👇

[Casey Peeks @kcpeeks]

“The largest raise I ever received was when my kid started full-day kindergarten.” -@LtGovFlanagan at @CAPWomen’s playbook event (happening now!)

Parents shouldn’t have to wait until their child is 5 yrs old for financial relief. We need affordable #childcare and #ECE

[Start Early @StartEarlyorg]

A new blog post by Start Early’s @NadiaGronkowski outlines Start Early’s and our partners @EducareSchools comments on the 2023 Head Start NPRM. Read the statements that represent over 150 staff members and parent leaders: https://t.co/CgPp0yILt4