Patricia Cantor

Unrepentant optimist. Associate provost and educator.

[Patricia Cantor @PCantor2]

I am speaking at NAEYC Professional Learning Institute 2023. Please check out my talk if you're attending the event! #naeycINST - via #Whova event app

[Elliot Haspel @ehaspel]

NEW from me: We are at a child care crossroads. Either we will go down the path of making care a right that supports all families, or we will cement it as an employer benefit for the lucky few. We must choose carefully -- while we still have a choice.

https://t.co/UwnH4y22bH

[Dan Wuori @DanWuori]

Let’s strike the expression “ready to learn” from our collective vocabulary when it comes to young children.

Learning begins in utero. Kids are born learning. There’s nothing to get ready for. Suggesting there is perpetuates the notion that learning begins in school. It doesn’t

[eric carle @ericcarle]

Happy Very Hungry Caterpillar Day and First Day of Spring!

[Patricia Cantor @PCantor2]

RT @DanWuori: Early brain development depends heavily on attentive “serve and return” interactions between children and their caregivers.…

[Becky Whitley @BeckyWhitleyNH]

🚨MOMnibus update🚨

Today, the Senate HHS Committee voted 5-0 to support the bill, meaning it will go to the Senate floor with full committee support‼️ This was ONLY possible because of all the incredible NH moms who’ve put their heart and soul into this bill. #NHPolitics

[Dan Wuori @DanWuori]

Phones and tablets are not for babies: New research links excessive screen time during infancy to poor attention and diminished executive functioning at age 9. https://t.co/FnERD3x6mZ

[Dan Wuori @DanWuori]

Amid @Ready_Nation @strongnationUSA’s important new child care report are these important findings about families:

Nearly 1 in 4 parents (23%) report that they have been fired from a job due to child care challenges. 26% report having quit one.🧵

[Kelly Jones ❤️’s KY @Luvurneighbor68]

If you are in child development or mental health fields, then you are familiar with this video. Mothers need access to mental health trtmt, we need to prioritize providing the best care centers for little ones, & we need caregiver education. Opportunities too important to miss!

[Dan Wuori @DanWuori]

Congressional leaders suggest the recent increase in funding for the Child Care & Development Block Grant (30% or $1.8B) is enough to provide child care subsidies to 130,000 additional children. But most states have work to do before expanded access is a realistic goal.🧵

[Dan Wuori @DanWuori]

A lovely illustration of why “school readiness” must have as much to do with schools being ready for children as with children being ready for school.

[eric carle @ericcarle]

Wishing you a happy and healthy holiday season!

[Dana Goldstein @DanaGoldstein]

1. A year ago, the U.S. came within 1 Senate vote of establishing universal child care. Since then, millions of parents have struggled to secure care, while big chain care companies, backed by Wall Street, thrive https://t.co/W0HANvUceL

[Dan Wuori @DanWuori]

Congress simply must find a bipartisan solution. Child care is infrastructure for the American economy. The sooner we treat it as such the better.

[eric carle @ericcarle]

Wishing you all a Happy and Healthy Thanksgiving!

Illustrations for “Today is Monday”, published in 1993.

[Dan Wuori @DanWuori]

“[Child care is] in a workforce shortage. [It’s] in a wage crisis. We’re hemorrhaging people - there’s no bodies and the lights are off.”

Sarah Siegel Muncey of @NVSBoston @sarahsmuncey https://t.co/2loBNeMEV1

[Dan Wuori @DanWuori]

The science is clear: Infant-toddler teachers are brain builders, not babysitters. The sooner public policy, training, and compensation catch up with this truth the better.

[eric carle @ericcarle]

Wishing you a happy and safe Halloween!

Illustration for, “Polar Bear, Polar Bear, What Do You Hear?”, published in 1991.

[Jackie Mader @jackiemader]

My latest, co-published with @washingtonpost: Finding child care is still impossible for many parents https://t.co/LGx1sV9Nip

[Dan Wuori @DanWuori]

While all work has value, the work of infant teachers is not only more vital than that of fast food workers - but by orders of magnitude. It’s time for a sea change in how we value, prepare, and compensate early childhood educators.