Trump argues that daycare should be managed and funded by individual states, not the federal government, emphasizing the need for states to raise taxes for this purpose. He suggests that federal taxes could be lowered in return. #Daycare #StateResponsibility

Maryland Governor Wes Moore counters by highlighting his state’s commitment to supporting families. “While the feds say you’re on your own, ... https://instagr.am/p/DXYJZkBh7Wm/

"The ruling expected in the coming months will have broad implications for #Quebec’s #secularism laws, including Quebec’s newer measures: #Bill9, which extends existing restrictions into publicly funded #daycare settings, limits public #prayer and #religious practices in public institutions and subsidized #religiousschools; and Bill 94 adopted late last year, which expands the symbols and face covering prohibitions into all #schools and public institutions.

What remains unclear is how the three pieces of #legislation will ultimately apply to #Jewish schools that receive public funding, particularly regarding #teaching practices and whether restrictions will effectively limit new hires who wear visible #religiousgarb, such as #kippot."

https://thecjn.ca/news/while-the-supreme-court-deliberates-on-quebecs-secularism-law-jewish-schools-and-hospitals-wait/

Science in early childhood education: are teachers set up to fail

Young children are, by nature, scientists. Watch any toddler tip a cup of water onto the floor, or a preschooler crouch down to inspect an ant carrying something three times its size, and you will see scientific investigation in action. Curiosity, observation, and a drive to understand how the world works. As early childhood professionals, we know this. We talk about it, we celebrate it, and we build it into our practice.

So why are we not doing more to ensure that the teachers responsible for nurturing this curiosity are genuinely prepared to do so?

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