Spencer Swain

@auroraswain and @FamiliesFirstCC

[Home Grown @HomeGrownOrg]

#ICYMI: A Love Letter to FFN Caregivers 💚

"My aunt wasn’t trained in child development, but she was an expert. She knew it was important to slow down, to feed my imagination, to care about the things that were important to me, whether that was dancing to the Nutcracker in my socks or dressing my dolls in their snowsuits before taking them out in the cold."

- Alexandra Patterson, Director of Policy & Strategy, Home Grown
#ChildCare #FFNCare

Read the full blog post: https://t.co/3oTibYrasu

[Spencer Swain @spenceswain]

@ianmcorbin1 I appreciate the recommendation. In my recent pursuit of my 'art,' I have found contentment through a mindset shift. It began with acknowledging my worldly desires, which were isolating, and focusing (action) on the true joys of my heart. Not easy.

[Spencer Swain @spenceswain]

Early Childhood: Nearly $2 billion boost but, with competing crises’ within the industry, expanding access by increasing the number of child care vouchers is futile, when child care providers are struggling with low pay/shortage of workers, and more. https://t.co/90cax7nodw

[Spencer Swain @spenceswain]

@lisaling, budget cuts, naa, topic cuts. This last episode includes her family @cnn. We explore life with her not you. Reluctant to watch this last one and wait for @lisaling to tell her story. She will. 💪🏼

[Home Grown @HomeGrownOrg]

When families don’t have access to affordable, high-quality child care, children miss out on important child development opportunities. Congress: support more funding for CCDBG! #investinchildcare

[Neighborhood Villages @NVSBoston]

There's no way to sugar coat it. We are in the midst of a child care workforce CRISIS. We start to fix this problem the second we begin to prioritize early educators and pay them a dignified wage.

https://t.co/z59tGbmE7b

[SHARE Charlotte @shareclt]

Families First in Cabarrus County uses education, parenting, and early childhood programs to break cycles of poverty. Programs are provided in both English and Spanish. Support their programs and shop for #WishlistWednesday: https://t.co/pI2lJntC26.

Follow @FamiliesFirstCC

[Families First CC @FamiliesFirstCC]

Yes! Home visiting weekly is the heartbeat of everything we do. We need Spanish books from the wishlist. Thank you for helping us boost permanent home learning libraries, improving early childhood literacy, school readiness, and socio-emotional development.

[Spencer Swain @spenceswain]

So proud of this team, families, and providers. Join Aurora and me on any number of these solution-oriented, outcome-based initiatives confronting this market failure. Check out Aurora in the news. Considering “rounding up” for 1, 3, or 6 months. https://t.co/8KsxrMMQsr

[Families First CC @FamiliesFirstCC]

Families First has been nurturing bilingual kids for more than 10 years https://t.co/r0qh43n049 via @wcnc

[Spencer Swain @spenceswain]

@PastPerfectAndi Me that is…

[Spencer Swain @spenceswain]

@PastPerfectAndi Yup

[Neighborhood Villages @NVSBoston]

#DYK that a 1 in 3 share of child care workers go hungry and many workers earn poverty-level wages? Investing in child care can help change that.

https://t.co/GB4DH5LgOi

[Spencer Swain @spenceswain]

@laurenkennedyMA Yep, doing it now too. It is luck, you’re right. Doesn’t have to be luck if more red flag laws and other were not more important than our children.

[Spencer Swain @spenceswain]

@communitychange @domesticworkers @MJActionFund @SEIU @OLENewMexico @nwlc @Parent_Voices @CLASP_DC @NAEYC @MomsRising To be fair, but assertive and compassionate, we will take an action this day only with a mindset of kinship and support with 100’s of our families. As a nonprofit, our families can’t keep signaling absence/productivity aimed at lack of child care. Know your @FamiliesFirstCC

[Spencer Swain @spenceswain]

Let’s get to work @FamiliesFirstCC!

[Home Grown @HomeGrownOrg]

💻 ON THE BLOG: Subsidy Access for Home-based Child Care Providers

"A large portion of the remaining 79% of paid home-based providers quite likely serve subsidy-eligible families and are therefore missing out on crucial financial support."

Read more ⤵️ https://t.co/oXsTi0kE7M

[Home Grown @HomeGrownOrg]

📚 Reading Round-Up @nwlc 'Sustaining FFN Child Care Beyond the Pandemic'

"Despite their important role, FFN providers experienced challenges prior to the coronavirus pandemic and have experienced further challenges throughout the pandemic."

Read more ⤵️ https://t.co/BJxeCMp5T0

[Erin Kidd @Erin_Kidd_]

Goodbye, Coach K. 👏👏 #TarHeels

[Economic Disparity & Fairness in Growth Committee @FairGrowthCmte]

As @HELPCmteDems examine making #ChildCare more affordable, we hope you’ll also take time to watch @FairGrowthCmte’s #FamilyCare hearing recap with:

-@Equitablegrowth’s @Mlholder999
-@Domesticworkers’ @Aijenpoo
-@NWLC’s @Mboteach
-@RobinsFdn’s @Ehaspel

https://t.co/620IjTO2MN

[Spencer Swain @spenceswain]

@FairGrowthCmte @ehaspel @HELPCmteDems @equitablegrowth @mlholder999 @domesticworkers @aijenpoo @nwlc @mboteach @RobinsFdn I watched and literally thought the whole time it was the "Health, Education, Labor and PASSIONS Committee. My endlessly hopeful brain. TY @FairGrowthCmte, & @PattyMurray for the work connecting #childcare, #economy, #families, and #equitable solutions. Stay passionate!