Albert Wat

Senior Policy Director at Alliance for Early Success (@4earlysuccess). Interested in early childhood policy and politics. Tweets and RTs are my own.

[Elliot Haspel @ehaspel]

So AEI has put out a volume on a conservative approach to family policy, and the early childhood education chapter is... a doozy. Consider this assertion that early childhood programs are not for "child development." News to the past 50+ years of early childhood researchers!

[Under 3 DC @Under3DC]

Successful advocacy can mean avoiding deep cuts or eliminating vital programs in lean budget times. Early childhood advocates in #WashingtonDC and Louisiana leveraged grassroots voices this year to defend #childcare investments ⁦⁦@DCEducare⁩ https://t.co/NUnXyyRMPP

[Albert Wat @albert_wat]

We're witnessing a quiet implosion of the child care sector. We need to continue to get loud about what we need at both the state and federal level, like we did during the height of the pandemic... https://t.co/mNwLvliF0S

[Albert Wat @albert_wat]

@KatieAlbitz I know how you feel!

[Albert Wat @albert_wat]

@KatieAlbitz Lol ... Some of us created our first email account in college.

[Albert Wat @albert_wat]

@PoPville What would be more exciting than tacos in Chinatown is if more Chinese restaurants or an Asian supermarket opened in Chinatown.

[Albert Wat @albert_wat]

@ehaspel @mcoxmitchell @mcoxmitchell I appreciate your hopeful effort to engage with this rhetoric.

[Albert Wat @albert_wat]

@AmyEO I, for one, am glad that something so pure and good happened this weekend.

[Home Grown @HomeGrownOrg]

🎉 Announcing A New Initiative!

We are now accepting applications for the inaugural cohort of the Enriching Public Pre-K Through Inclusion of Family Child Care (EPIC FCC) initiative, facilitated by @PreschoolToday.
#childcare #solvechildcare

[Albert Wat @albert_wat]

“We’ve had families and supporters across this state call and email for over a year. They’ve ignored us . . . We will not be ignored.” https://t.co/21ctXY3mMk

[Albert Wat @albert_wat]

@VirginiaPromise Congrats to all the educators, parent leaders, grassroots organizers, and advocates who made this happen!

[Albert Wat @albert_wat]

Show elected officials all over the country that their constituents want transformative funding for child care! https://t.co/AVUXryFZ0X #DWOCC24

[Albert Wat @albert_wat]

Scenes from the #DayWithoutChildCare rally in DC to demand that District officials save the Early Educators Pay Equity Fund so that early childhood educators can attain financial security while helping our youngest children grow and learn! #dwocc24

[Albert Wat @albert_wat]

@gies_benjamin @VanderbiltU Congrats, Dr. Gies!

[Albert Wat @albert_wat]

Funny how that works... When a thing is persistently, woefully underfunded, and kids and families suffer as a result, things get better when you fund the thing. #SolveChildCare https://t.co/yl2wSLYa0m

[Elliot Haspel @ehaspel]

When you put public funding into child care, good things happen for kids, parents, providers & entire communities.

"Our programs are expanding, increasing compensation for our staff, and in some instances, offering health insurance & other employee benefits for the first time."

[NAEYC @NAEYC]

What are the costs of deregulating #childcare?

•decreased supply
•increased turnover
• higher insurance costs
•compromised safety for children & educators

Check out our updated brief for more information: https://t.co/fF5GJNr9K6

[Albert Wat @albert_wat]

Thanks to @ChmnMendelson for fighting to preserve the Early Educator Pay Equity Fund, a national model for ensuring early childhood educators are paid fairly for the value they provide for kids, families, and our society.

https://t.co/pM8OBpiYRL

[Albert Wat @albert_wat]

@ewburak @LastWeekTonight @JoanAlker1 So great to see the work of @GeorgetownCCF highlighted in such a funny... And infuriating segment.

[Albert Wat @albert_wat]

Like I said before, the nation is watching if @MayorBowser @councilofdc will save the Pay Equity Fund or let early childhood educators down.

[Elliot Haspel @ehaspel]

NEW: I'm in @FastCompany today with @_ninaelizabeth_, arguing that Mayor Bowser's proposed cuts to D.C. child care funding are not only foolhardy, they show the need to leverage policy mechanisms that make such public funding permanent and protected.

https://t.co/XeUxHDwS0w