Paula Drew’s Post

https://lnkd.in/eBAXW5sE For those not closely following the childcare crisis - this piece is helpful in providing clear insight into why it's so expensive and why the market will not fix the issue. Public funding is needed.

Through WeVision EarlyEd, we've learned that families want a range of child care options that include Early Childhood Education programs AND, what we’ve termed, “trusted caregivers.” FFN (i.e., families, friends, and neighbors) falls under this option.    Trusted caregivers offer quality, convenient care with flexible hours — whether it's evenings, overnight, weekends, or holidays — allowing families to work without concern about timing or costs.   For child care solutions to be effective (and politically viable), it's essential to respect family preferences. This means supporting clear and funded options that work for all families.   #FFNAppreciationWeek Home Grown

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

Early Partnership Childhood Care: What Should Centers Provide? Download your free Evolved Nest Child Care Center Checklist in PDF! https://lnkd.in/ejsmgc6Z

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The current state of childcare is a lose-lose for employers and families alike. On the one hand we have mothers saying: "It’s hard to manage expensive daycare payments with the pay I receive. I wish my job had a daycare center or help with childcare. I have to have my mom take my kids to daycare because I have to be at work before daycare even opens." (Listen to Your Mother's "Working Mothers Speak" 2023 report) And on the other, we have employers reporting significant challenges with retention, turnover, and staffing shortages. It is exciting to see the work of this task force engaging folks from all sectors, and recognizing the important role that employers can play in the solution. We can't wait to see the results! #earlychildhood #workforcedevelopment #childcare

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

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

· Enhanced learning capacities, · Better emotional regulation, · Ability to form healthy relationships, · Increased resilience in adulthood. The positive results of love and unconditional support children and young people grow up with last a lifetime and benefit societies. Our 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗽𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 exploring the evidence for the importance of nurturing relationships in child and youth development is out! https://lnkd.in/e7iP7fva #ChildCare #ChildProtection #ChildRightsAdvocacy #ChildDevelopment #SOSChildrensVillages #ChildSafeguarding#ChildCare #ChildProtection #ChildRightsAdvocacy #ChildDevelopment #SOSChildrensVillages #ChildSafeguarding

“Nurturing the next generation is a societal good...involving a combination of parental care, care provided by family, friends and neighbors, and formal child care and education settings that range from in-home to center-based to faith-based care.” -  Blueprint for Action (a by-partisan plan calling for a new holistic care plan for young children). https://lnkd.in/eGZB_bbt