Becca Ullrich

early childhood policy with @VDOE_News. formerly @CLASP_DC @CAPEarlyEd. thoughts are mine, not my employer's. (cover illustration: @Boccaccini_M)

[Becca Ullrich @becca_ullrich]

#NowHiring at @VDOE_News--we've got a couple openings on our #EarlyChildhood team, with more to come! (1/?)

[Elliot Haspel @ehaspel]

🧵Quietly, Virginia just cemented major changes to their child care system, providing a potential model for the nation to learn from.

These changes rest on the dual pillars of improving workforce compensation and reducing parent fees.

https://t.co/azaIV3Yhth

[Becca Ullrich @becca_ullrich]

Met a bee, a butterfly, and lots of superhero child care educators at the Merritt School! #BackToSchool @FirstLadyVA 🐝🦋

[Becca Ullrich @becca_ullrich]

#BackToSchool with @FirstLadyVA in my old stomping grounds! @SpotsySchools

[Becca Ullrich @becca_ullrich]

@SCSchmit @kfgrobbins @CLASP_DC Yay!!!!!!!! Congratulations, friend!

[Becca Ullrich @becca_ullrich]

Loved meeting our Harrisonburg #ECE partners in person! Special shout out to Angela and her superhero teachers at Roberta Webb Child Care Center @FirstLadyVA @VASecofEdu

[Becca Ullrich @becca_ullrich]

And baby chicks, thanks to North Fork FFA! @NorthForkMS

[Becca Ullrich @becca_ullrich]

With the very best tour guides @NorthForkMS @FirstLadyVA @VASecofEdu

[Becca Ullrich @becca_ullrich]

Warm welcome for @FirstLadyVA and @VASecofEdu at Mountain View Elementary School!

[Becca Ullrich @becca_ullrich]

Reading with some of Virginia’s little learners @BluestoneHCPS in Harrisonburg this morning! @FirstLadyVA

[Pamela Northam @FirstLadyVA]

In 2019 @GovernorVA and I joined Isabel Ballivian in Fairfax to announce our transformational plan for Virginia children. We're filled with hope and pride as she joins @VP to announce historic investments in early learning through the #ARP!

Learn More: https://t.co/vBUdaNvSVr

[Pamela Northam @FirstLadyVA]

🚨 Big news for working families in Virginia! @GovernorVA, Speaker @EFillerCorn, and I are excited to announce new assistance for families with children not yet in Kindergarten. Single parents earning up to $60k/year, families of 4 up to $89k/year, and more may be eligible (1/2)

[12 On Your Side WWBT Richmond @12OnYourSide]

NEW INFORMATION: Gov. Northam announced an additional $203.6 million in federal stimulus funds will go towards the Child Care Subsidy Program to help stabilize the childcare and education system. https://t.co/YRdYwj137e

[Bryce Covert @brycecovert]

A group of senators are going to introduce a bill to fund building new childcare availability, both addressing the childcare shortage that existed before the pandemic and making a clear case to the Biden admin that childcare is infrastructure

[Becca Ullrich @becca_ullrich]

Happy Friday! @VDOE_News is #hiring for two additional positions in the Office of Early Childhood to support our #ECE #birthto5 work: a Data Strategy and Research Manager (https://t.co/L8gsrgOeMf) and an Early Childhood Specialist (https://t.co/6lrCMs8gmX). Come join our team!

[Kathy Tran @KathyKLTran]

When my mom asked me if I had any masks, I froze. She was going on a cross country flight in mid-February 2020. At that time, COVID-19 cases were starting to be diagnosed in the United States & there was not yet guidance or requirement about wearing masks.

[Wendy Cervantes @WendyDC5]

Hooray team #ProtectFamilies! CLASP Praises SCOTUS Decision to Dismiss Case on Public Charge Regulations https://t.co/U7VCWJaMxs

[Emily Peck @EmilyRPeck]

$39 billion for childcare alone is revolutionary, as I've reported:

https://t.co/8TkEEyaBDE

[J Vimo @JackieVimo]

BREAKING!!! AFTER 4 YEARS, the "public charge" battle is finally over! No more racist "wealth test"! Trump's public charge rule will revert to '99 guidance! No more fear for immigrants that accessing food and health care will tear your family apart! https://t.co/NyW4herdd3