Treating childcare like any other home business is a mistake. One thing Lowell gets right is allowing childcare facilities citywide by-right to avoid special permit shenanigans like we see in Austin. https://www.lowellma.gov/DocumentCenter/View/6613/181211-Lowell-Zoning-Ordinance https://twitter.com/ehaspel/status/1620409343140298754
🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/JoshuaTMcCabe/status/1620450727398354945
Today, we're launching our new #ShapingUs campaign to highlight the importance of early childhood.
Watch this video to find out how and why our early childhood shapes the adults we become.
🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/Earlychildhood/status/1620301601658257409
Will behaviour change if intellectuals champion marriage & engaged fatherhood?
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Afaik, there is zero evidence that men who shun marriage are swayed by ‘us’.
🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/_alice_evans/status/1620059593983561729
Our new report: "The Wellbeing of Child Care Teachers Before and During the Coronavirus Pandemic: Longitudinal Evidence from Virginia" shows striking drops in child care teacher wellbeing since 2019. Joint w/ @[email protected] & @[email protected] @[email protected] @[email protected] https://files.elfsightcdn.com/022b8cb9-839c-4bc2-992e-cefccb8e877e/cf9b13c0-bff6-40f0-81fe-a22cb6c0adbd/VA-Teacher-Wellbeing-Brief_Final.pdf
🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/daphnabassok/status/1618467449833418755
As the proud father to my five-month-old son Hodge, it is an honor to launch the first Congressional Dads Caucus!
The formation of this Caucus is rooted in a simple idea: Dads need to do our part, both at home and in the halls of Congress. 1/4
🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/RepJimmyGomez/status/1618666703982051328
Did you know? Higher #childcare prices are associated with reduced maternal employment.
📄 More findings from our new report on childcare prices: https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/WB/NDCP/WB_IssueBrief-NDCP-final.pdf
#CostOfCare
I can't believe I have to say this, but learning does begins long before a child is 4yo.
Early childhood educators that teach 0-3 deserve respect.
This dichotomy between 4s pre-k and "day care"—like one is "real" education and the other is not—is both harmful and false.
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“I can't believe I have to say this, but learning does begins long before a child is 4yo. Early childhood educators that teach 0-3 deserve respect. This dichotomy between 4s pre-k and "day care"—like one is "real" education and the other is not—is both harmful and false. 1/”
Vermont business leaders are fully onboard with public investment in child care. It's time for quality, affordable child care that supports our workforce and our economy. Hey VT lawmakers, this is a helpful clip to watch:
🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/LetsGrowKids/status/1617602427485622273
These posts from FLORIDA teachers having to remove every book from their classrooms because of Republican bannings are heartbreaking. Some schools are banning kids from bringing in any books because they're afraid teachers might go to jail.
This is modern day America.
🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/WillieETCarver/status/1616425713841868801
“These posts from FLORIDA teachers having to remove every book from their classrooms because of Republican bannings are heartbreaking. Some schools are banning kids from bringing in any books because they're afraid teachers might go to jail. This is modern day America.”
