Julia Barfield

Big fan of data-driven policy and an eternal optimist. Talk #EarlyEd to me.

Lessons learned from @USCCFeducation, @SCActionNetwork, & @UNC.

[Julia Barfield @juliapbarfield]

Women are demanding more from work, and they’re leaving their companies in unprecedented numbers to get it. https://t.co/kjaDaEhrv5 via @McKinsey

[Kinside @GetKinside]

Working parents, rejoice! We’re acquiring @LegUpcare to make #childcare accessible for families & providers. Together we have the most robust data on every part of the ecosystem, enabling us to transform it. Learn more: https://t.co/qvUFZluwt3
#workingparents #workingmom

[Julia Barfield @juliapbarfield]

Every new parent when they see the cost of #childcare. Read our insights around the variety of schedules and tuition: https://t.co/7uDS7zW25U @legupcare

[Julia Barfield @juliapbarfield]

Let's talk about money! Everyone knows #childcare is expensive, but let's dive into the schedules and variety that families need. Read more from @legupcare: https://t.co/7uDS7zW25U

[LegUp @legupcare]

Accurate #childcare data paints a more complete picture for advocates, organizations, and families. Read the latest issue of Market Insights, where we examine some of the nuances of the cost of care https://t.co/kX49zJUxDv

[Jessica Loché-Eggert @jess_eggert]

🙌🏾 Our data is in the news!

@legupcare powers the #childcare community in Summit County, with +70% of providers using our platform. We make it easier for families to find care and for our partners to see where to put $$ and effort to increase supply.

So proud of our team 💪🏾🔥

[Julia Barfield @juliapbarfield]

Love seeing one of our partners featured and how important #data from @legupcare is to finding #childcare solutions!

[LegUp @legupcare]

This is the value of having real-time #data for decision makers to improve access to #childcare. Love how @SummitDailyNews highlights the work of our partner, Early Childhood Options in this article:
https://t.co/sruYVav1b0

[Julia Barfield @juliapbarfield]

We're never going to effectively expand #childcare access or scale #ECE programs nationwide if we don't honestly evaluate those we believe in. Thanks @ProfEmilyOster for this perspective on the recent TN pre-k results: https://t.co/UqtD5hRo9t

[Julia Barfield @juliapbarfield]

Top story in @axios & @EmilyRPeck that any #workingparent would agree on: "the pandemic exacerbated long simmering issues that parents, particularly women, face when it comes to managing work & family." Hint: #childcare might play a role in the solution.

https://t.co/NQ6BIej352

[Julia Barfield @juliapbarfield]

"We do it because we have no other choice."
@legupcare is on a mission to give #workingparents the support they don't currently have. This is also why we're talking about the constant struggle parents are facing to balance family & work. #CareCanBeBetter @CareCanBeBetter

[Dr. Dana Suskind @DrDanaSuskind]

'This was always unsustainable. Now it’s simply impossible.'

We need to build a Parent Nation.

https://t.co/emVFg9pRDC

[CareCanBeBetter @CareCanBeBetter]

More than 2 million women left the workforce last year. Were you one of them? Tell us your story. #CareCanBeBetter

[Julia Barfield @juliapbarfield]

@RoyChrobocinski @CareCanBeBetter Yikes! That's not a small undertaking scheduling all those tours and visiting each program... all that effort and still not find anything ☹️

[Julia Barfield @juliapbarfield]

@CareCanBeBetter How about you @RoyChrobocinski @BethOppenheimer or @Nicole4ABI? Can you relate?

[CareCanBeBetter @CareCanBeBetter]

Tell us the moment you realized you needed a #childcare support system. #CareCanBeBetter

[CareCanBeBetter @CareCanBeBetter]

Parents, when did you realize you needed a better #childcare support system? #CareCanBeBetter

[Julia Barfield @juliapbarfield]

90% of Seattle families needing infant #childcare are on a waitlist for 323 days. That's 10+ months of #workingparents cobbling together care, re-arranging work, relying on friends/family, etc. Subscribe to @legupcare Market Insights to learn more: https://t.co/1Ass8H27kp

[Julia Barfield @juliapbarfield]

We're seeing 10-30% of #childcare seats going unfilled on any given day. That means significant lost revenue for providers every day. We cannot achieve a stable child care system with this trend continuing. At @legupcare we're fixing that.

[Julia Barfield @juliapbarfield]

#Childcare is an "almost entirely private market in which the service offered is too expensive for both consumers and the businesses that provide it." This is why improving business margins has been one of @legupcare's priorities from day 1. @clairesuddath
https://t.co/YbedgjtS48

[Julia Barfield @juliapbarfield]

"Demand for #childcare exceeds supply by 1.5x, and that’s assuming that our existing supply is stable. Families join every waitlist possible and cobble together care."

Sound familiar? Read about one of our partners' solution to this imbalance: https://t.co/vHTgv6KTHU @legupcare

[Julia Barfield @juliapbarfield]

@TravisTBurton @KYHospitals @KyChamber Congrats, Travis!!

[Jessica Loché-Eggert @jess_eggert]

In our August #childcare Market Insights Report, our team shared how our country makes important policy and programmatic decisions based on the wrong supply #data -- decisions that are impacting businesses & working parents everywhere. https://t.co/33Qey3MML3