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I wonder if the marketplace, which seems to only value innovation, disruption (w/e tf that means) and novelty, has a hard time understanding that there are (presumably) huge opportunities to open childcare centers that pay a living wage and practice the evidence-based methods that already exist. No need for innovation b/c we know what works and how to do it. Boring (not novel) but effectively. Hard to get funding for boring but effective.

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At a time when child care costs are on the rise, subsidy programs like Wisconsin Shares are critical. Yet only half of Milwaukee’s eligible families participate in the program. Milwaukee Succeeds, in collaboration with the MKE Early Childhood Education Coalition, sought to understand the barriers hindering broader participation. Through a comprehensive survey of local parents and caregivers, crucial insights emerged, shedding light on the program’s successes and shortcomings. The results can be found in their brand-new report, Unlocking Wisconsin Shares: Insights into the State’s Child Care Subsidy. https://lnkd.in/gC2S5qxJ

While Month of the Young Child has come to a close, we understand that the early child care sector needs sustained commitment. This is why we’re dedicated to doing more than just describing the problem, and instead focusing on reimagining what a future for child care can, and should, look like. Check out the five things we are keeping at the forefront of our minds as we reground ourselves in our commitment to supporting educators, children, and their families: https://lnkd.in/eCJiAKez

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The Maryland EXCELS website allows parents to search for child care programs by location, program type, and quality rating. However, many parents are not aware of this resource or may not realize that the quality rating system addresses the dimensions of quality they care about. Read more about parents’ perspectives on child care quality in Maryland in a new infographic from Child Trends’ Maryland Child Care Policy Research Partnership project. https://buff.ly/3POgCe1

Hundreds of children will breathe better in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania because of a new indoor air quality improvement pilot program. The child care centers that will benefit are in areas that have historically been underserved and where populations have a high propensity for respiratory illness. More from the Pittsburgh Post Gazette: "Twenty child care centers across Allegheny County will receive grant funding to improve indoor air quality as part of an initiative to reduce chronic respiratory illness in young children. All of the child care centers are located in environmental justice communities- areas disproportionately exposed to pollution, industry and climate harm. Many of the affected communities are low income and have large minority populations, according to the state definition. The child care centers will be the first participants in the Allegheny County Indoor Air Quality Improvement Pilot Program, a new project aimed at helping child care facilities in environmental justice communities reduce outbreaks of respiratory illness through better air ventilation systems." Together, with governments, private companies, and non-profits, we can improve health outcomes with healthy indoor air. Read more here: https://lnkd.in/e7y8ynn4

Our analysis is included in this article in the Monadnock Ledger-Transcript about the high cost and low availability of child care in our state. https://lnkd.in/e7KDZTdm

If you work in residential child care, or have an interest in it, join the Scottish Physical Restraint Action Group (SPRAG) and The Promise Scotland for a webinar on improving post incident practice to bringing about more effective, empathic, loving ways of holding children, young people and the adults who care for them in residential child care. The event will include: • A reflective discussion around what should and does happen after incidents – giving space for participants to consider the purpose of post-incident processes at a deeper level • Sharing information gathered from SPRAG members at service-level • Time to complete a questionnaire that asks questions about post-incident practice at an individual level https://buff.ly/3XQLVtp