Kristine Parsons

[Kristine Parsons @ParsKristine]

I am working in one of our child care centres right now. I am listening to an educator reading a story about the old lady. This old must live in the USA because she is swallowing cats and dogs and lizards etc. she is swallowing all the pets!!!!

[Kristine Parsons @ParsKristine]

@TimLouisKitCon @TimLouisKitCon my mom enjoyed when you played in the Castle Kilbride summer concert series.

[Ontario Coalition for Better Child Care @ChildCareON]

Ontario's 2.1% cost escalation funding to child care programs is less than it was last year (2.75%) and less than the rate of
inflation (3.1%).

[Region of Waterloo @RegionWaterloo]

Today is Early Childhood Educator and Child Care Worker Appreciation Day! Early years and child care workers are essential in the lives of children and families in our community. Share your appreciation with your child care worker today 💙 Find out more: https://t.co/rHctWrqd5f

[Region of Waterloo @RegionWaterloo]

We're recognizing Early Childhood Educator & Child Care Worker Appreciation Day today with events at child care centres across the region. This day celebrates the commitment, hard work & dedication of #ECEs & child care staff who work with young children: https://t.co/5W3OmzSllf

[Unlearn16 @unlearn16tweet]

Residential school children were numbered to erase their identity and dehumanize them so the government and church felt empowered to abuse them - Truth and Reconciliation #TruthAndReconciliation

[Kristine Parsons @ParsKristine]

Uh oh, which one of these doesn’t look like the others? @herrlesmarket_ looks like a rogue corn got mixed in. Still tastes great!

[Kristine Parsons @ParsKristine]

Calls continue for the province to do more to address a workforce crisis in child care | CityNews Kitchener https://t.co/Ic62i8wqD4

[Kristine Parsons @ParsKristine]

I sat down with the team at CECE recently to talk about building bridges toward a strong and sustainable workforce. Here is a link to that article.

https://t.co/UggADWqL6p

[Kristine Parsons @ParsKristine]

@dave__whiteside I agree. However, driving down Weber St. in Waterloo trying to navigate lake Weber is not as soul filling.

[Kristine Parsons @ParsKristine]

Yesterday @JenLeighMoss talked about ‘time off tax’. I know this tax well from a work perspective but even more costly is the cost of ‘time off tax’ as a caregiver to a senior parent. At work there are people to take on those urgent task while you are away.

[Kristine Parsons @ParsKristine]

So much for this vacation day! Must continue to solve this issue or the senior won’t be able to watch the ball game tonight.

[Kristine Parsons @ParsKristine]

You know, if it wasn’t for the senior parent in my home I would get rid of this aggravation in my life called Rogers. After spending several hours chatting with Penny through ‘Anna’ there is still no TV for the senior to watch!!! 🧵

[Kristine Parsons @ParsKristine]

a legacy NextBox which is no longer supported by Rogers to the more expensive ignite box. Phone said store, no one answers. Answering machine says to email them. Call another store, no answer but I can leave a message.

[Kristine Parsons @ParsKristine]

https://t.co/yzEQDG1sm2

[Karina Gould @karinagould]

Early Childhood Educators are the backbone of our Canada-wide child care system. We need to support them.

We will work on a workforce strategy that will focus on recruitment, and recognizing the immeasurable work they do to provide our kids with the best possible start in life.

[Kristine Parsons @ParsKristine]

Let’s see if this focus water can help me today. Last work day before two week’s vacation. Why does it feel so stressful to get all things done?

[Kristine Parsons @ParsKristine]

“The road to a better way runs through science” In discussion about evidence-informed policy approaches Zubin Austin made this statement. I can’t help but continue to reflect on this as I think about the workforce crisis and workplace culture in ELCC.