$1 Million has been allocated to support lifeguard recruitment and training in addition to $1 Million in line-item funding for the NYS YMCA Foundation in the 2024-25 NYS Budget. This funding will support Ys and the lifeguard workforce in the coming summer months, when summer camp and school age summer care programs require more staff and resources, as well as the continued operation of YMCA child care programs and initiatives that promote health and wellbeing. The Alliance also applauds the increase of over $15 Million to afterschool programming in this year's budget. We urge the need for deeper, sustained investment in the child care sector & workforce in pursuit of a continuum of care that will nurture future generations of New Yorkers. Read the Alliance's press release on child care and afterschool priorities in the NYS Budget during Afterschool Professionals Appreciation Week & the Alliance's statement on Drowning Prevention and Supporting Communities below. On behalf of YMCAs across the State, we extend our gratitude to Assembly Speaker Heastie, Assemblymember Lunsford and the Assembly Majority, Senate Majority Leader Stewart-Cousins, and Senator Kennedy and the Senate Majority.
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🏛 Last week's update: As a new legislative season unfolds, our attention turns to the evolving landscape of education policy in Tennessee. Get the full updates by signing up for our public policy newsletter: bit.ly/s2policynewsletter ✉️ 𝐂𝐈𝐓𝐘 𝐍𝐄𝐖𝐒: Mayor Paul Young's administration has presented plans and projects as an integral part of the confirmation process for key appointments. These plans include a new Frayser branch library, addressing signage issues throughout Shelby County, tackling a skilled labor shortage in maintaining the city's fleet, and increasing funding for the Affordable Housing Trust Fund. 𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐓𝐄 𝐍𝐄𝐖𝐒: Seeding Success is following state legislation including HB0785 and SB0750, emphasizing early childhood education through the Promising Futures Program, and HB1701, advocating for a comprehensive study of laws impacting childcare businesses. See more of the legislation we are currently tracking by signing up for the full policy newsletter. #policy #newsletter #Memphis #TN
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Pasadena City College offers familial support in their 2-year-old Family Resource Center. The center focuses on supporting the family of the child. By offering dual play and study spaces, as well as free goodies like clothing, diapers, and toys, the Family Resource Center strives to create a homely presence on campus. Why it matters: Statewide, 1 in 10 California community college students are parenting, and about 13% of the students who file financial aid check off that they have dependents. On PCC’s campus, 1,000 of the 23,608 students self-identify as parents. Background: A $500,000 federal earmark from Rep. Judy Chu and the U.S. Department of Education funded the creation of the Family Resource Center in 2022. This allowed the college to have a student-oriented hub, different from the Child Development Center — which is where students can drop off their dependents for childcare. 🔗 https://ow.ly/1af350T1AWt ✍️ & 📸 Cassandra Nava
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Excited to share this new report, in collaboration with GG Weisenfeld! In Including Family Child Care in State-funded Pre-K Systems: An Update, we outline how enrollment of children participating in state-funded pre-K in FCC settings has changed since our last report in 2021. Since then, most states reported increases in the number of children participating in FCC/pre-K, including New York (increase from 294 children to 4,090 children); Oregon (increase from 216 children to 970 children); and Washington (increase from 30 children to 263 children). However, the number of children served in FCC/pre-K homes is relatively low compared to center-based programs. More than half (8 out of 13) of those that could report it served less than 1% of preschool children in FCC homes. Exceptions to this small percentage were Oregon (18.2%), Arizona (3.7%), and New York (2.7%). Thanks to Home Grown for the support of this work! Read more here:
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A new Child Trends factsheet highlights the ways in which policy changes to Maryland’s Child Care Scholarship Program changed how families receiving child care subsidies accessed early care and education programs (ECE). Findings suggest that these policy changes enabled families to access higher quality ECE and increased the number of child care providers with a higher quality rating. https://buff.ly/4aHY4UL
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Why we love early childhood education properties: projected sector growth and federal backing. 🌟 The global Early Childhood Education Market was estimated at USD 245 Billion in 2019 and is expected to reach USD 480 Billion by 2026. 🌟 The American Families Plan will make transformational investments from early childhood to post-secondary education so that all children and young people are able to grow, learn, and gain the skills they need to succeed. It will provide universal, high-quality preschool to all three- and four-year-olds. Regarding our Children of America property in Lakewood, Illinois specifically, it is a strong real estate investment due to the state of Illinois' assistance in childcare costs. This means COA is about as secure as government subsidized housing due to full facilities and on-time payments. View the listing here: https://lnkd.in/gdBFrS_P
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Many parents with children of different ages often find themselves going around to multiple services from pre-K to kindergarten in order for their children to access early education. New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham listened to the stories of parents and their needs at the inaugural early childhood summit on Wednesday, bringing together over 100 lawmakers, officials and stakeholders across the state to answer the following question: How can we ensure quality and accessible early childhood programs for families in the state? Read more here: https://lnkd.in/gTBgihg3
Governor holds inaugural early childhood summit
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We have a collective responsibility to our children, to our communities , and to future generations. Using a Community Systems Approach offers holistic, collaborative support tailored to local contexts, leading to sustainable solutions and positive long-term impacts. We need to emphasize stakeholder collaboration, address systemic issues, and ensure better outcomes for children and families. We can do It! #equitableinvolvement #communityinvestment #enduringinvestment
"A core principle of child development is the strong belief that the developing child is shaped by their family, the surrounding community and the policies that affect them," writes SCEC Senior Advisor Joan Lombardi. "There is something special that happens in a community when people pull together across programs and services and work for a common goal." But how do we make sure the “community early childhood systems” in our neighborhoods are working towards the right goal, and are adequately funded? https://lnkd.in/gKKiS6dQ
From Program to Place: A Community Systems Approach to Supporting Young Children and Families
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Research Evaluation and Learning Consultant. Mixed Methods Research, Facilitation and convening
Really good study of child and youth policy at a state level.
Want to learn more about how afterschool networks are developing meaningful collaborations with their state child care administrators? A new playbook "Designing State Child Care Systems with Intentional Supports for Children and Youth 5-13" offers statewide examples to help you support access, quality, and workforce development for the school-age field. https://lnkd.in/eUFqNrsE
New resource: Designing State Child Care Systems with Intentional Supports for Children and Youth 5-13
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PhD in Early Childhood Unified Education; Associate Researcher @ku-cppr; Adjunct Instructor at the University of Kansas
Kansas legislators are considering a bill that would establish an Office of Early Childhood. Read and listen to Clay Wirestone’s piece with David Jordan and Monica Murnan - two strong advocates for this legislation - to learn more. #ksleg #earlychildhood #systemschange
Strategic and highly collaborative mission-driven leader | President and CEO of the United Methodist Health Ministry Fund
Monica Murnan and I had the pleasure of sitting down with Clay Wirestone of the Kansas Reflector for their weekly podcast to discuss how Kansas can better serve young children and families by establishing an Office of Early Childhood. We know that Kansas families are struggling with the costs of child care. High quality, safe, affordable child care allows parents to continue working, encourages healthy development in young children, and helps families become stronger and more financially stable. The first five years are so important to healthy brain development in kids. We need to invest in early childhood education to make sure all Kansas kids get started on the right track. An important part of meeting the early childhood needs of Kansans starts with building a state government that is positioned to serve Kansas families, which is why we highlighted the need to establish the Office of Early Childhood. The Office of Early Childhood is critically important to building a vision for early childhood and championing investments in the state's most important assets - our children. We can do this! https://lnkd.in/d5DGxy2v
With early childhood office, lawmakers can launch better lives for littlest Kansans • Kansas Reflector
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ECTA Center eNotes for March 12, 2024 are available. In this issue: - Key Strategies for Recruitment and Retention of Personnel Serving Young Children with Disabilities - Preparing for DMS 2.0 - 2024 State Learning Opportunities for OSEP Early Childhood IDEA Centers - Improving Child Care Access, Affordability, and Stability in the Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) - Part B and Part C Grant Applications are due May 22 - Biden-Harris Administration Releases Resources to Support Preschool Expansion and Early School Success - 2023 Tipping Points Survey Results Available from Infant and Toddler Coordinators Association - Early Childhood Educators and Families Face Rising Challenges as Relief Funds Expire https://lnkd.in/e2jUwSCC
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Retired Executive Director of Rye YMCA in Rye, NY
5moCongrats to Kyle and the entire Alliance team for working so hard with legislative leaders to secure this very important funding!