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Here we go! Press conference with @GovofCO and advocates and Michael Cook, @EmilyForCO and others like @ColoradoKidsOrg @ColoradoEPIC @garycommunity @dpp_org and so many others!
#coleg #copolitics
#coleg #copolitics
The new EC depart will make the #EarlyChildhood system easier for families, advocates and providers in the state. “This legislation will have a positive ripple effect’” says @GovofCO 
“We are delivering for Coloradan families” says @AlecGarnett as he speaks about his 3 children and how we need more education providers HB22-1279 serves these families! #copolitics #coleg
Report on #familychildcare supply is here!🎉 FCC educators face many barriers to entry & sustainability. The biggest? #ECE #policy challenges. But their strengths keep them going. Buckle up 🧵(1/n) bit.ly/3bj0gps
#solvechildcare #earlyedchat #childcare @JulietBromer
#solvechildcare #earlyedchat #childcare @JulietBromer
In this exploratory mixed method study, we asked 179 current/former regulated #familychildcare educators (FCCEs) across 4 states (CA, FL, MA, WI) about their experiences entering, staying in, and/or leaving the field, and we learned A LOT. (2/n)
ON LEAVING: 30 former FCCEs (small N, exploratory!) shared intersecting challenges w/ systems, economics, working conditions, & personal factors that contributed to their decisions to close their businesses (pre-COVID). Most mentioned at least 2/3 of the core challenges. (3/n)
There’s been some confusing information coming out about the #childcare and universal pre-K #UPK policies in the current #BuildBackBetter plan. Let’s set the record straight: (a thread) 🧵
The plan would lower costs for the majority of families & raise wages for underpaid early educators (crucial for recruitment, retention, and high quality care + education). Staff shortages are growing and will grow even more without raising compensation. 2/
Today, there simply are not enough high-quality programs, and when they are, families often cannot afford them. With #BuildBackBetter investments, millions of children will have safe, nurturing, affordable care options that simply are not available to them today. 3/
