First Up (formerly DVAEYC) provides professional development, coaching, and advocacy for families, caregivers, and ECE professionals. https://xitter.cf/t.co/ix7jOCNOL8
Philadelphia, PA
Joined September 2011
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We’re excited to be back in the Capitol for a discussion with the @PALegBlkCaucus and the @PAWomensHealth about PA’s path forward for black maternal health! #BlackMaternalHealthWeek #BMHW23
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Make way, your child’s coming to kindergarten! Help motivate your child for their grand entrance this fall with these books.
If your child will be 5 years old by Sept. 1, 2023 it’s time to register for kindergarten. Registration is open now!
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Every dollar invested in these programs helps prepare our youngest learners for success in school and in life. #Working4Children #iamprek #PABudget
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It’s time to ensure that all children can enter school ready to succeed by making high-quality pre-k accessible to every 3- and 4-year-old in Pennsylvania. #Working4Children #iamprek #PABudget
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Getting ready for kindergarten includes the new emotions that come with starting school, so check out these books that help to break it down. 📖💭
If your child will be 5 years old by Sept. 1, 2023, it’s time to register for kindergarten. Registration is open now!
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When we invest in early education, we are investing in the future of our commonwealth. #Working4Children #iamprek #PABudget
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Happening now! Senate Appropriations Committee hearing with the Department of Education. #PABudget pasen.gov/Video/nob.cfm
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These #prek students are excited to join Pre-K for PA at the Governor’s Residence for the annual egg hunt!
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“What we saw in in the childcare proposal [the governor] put on the table ... It's not addressing the very significant workforce shortage that exists in child care right now,” said Cara Ciminillo, executive director of @Trying_Together. #Working4Children
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“A workforce development strategy can create high-paying jobs ... it will not be sufficient to generate economic recovery in either urban or rural communities if it’s not supplemented by investments in pre-K, K-12 and higher education.” #Working4Children
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“This workforce is the is the one that helps all other businesses run. It helps parents work, it helps prepare our children for entering school, and promotes their healthy development.”
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When given all the right resources, #prek educators are able to set children up for success beyond the PreK classroom. #Working4Children #iamprek
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"This budget invests in Pre-K Counts because we need to give our kids a ladder up and a real opportunity." - @GovernorShapiro #PABudget #Working4Kids #iamprek
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@GovernorShapiro’s first #PABudget includes a proposed $33 million increase for high-quality #prek. #Working4Kids #iamprek
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⬇️ Shapiro says his coming budget ask will include additional state spending on child care. That issue has garnered bipartisan support recently through a state tax credit for child care costs in the last budget.
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We're at the Capitol today to release new polling data on early childhood education. Join us in the Main Capitol Rotunda or via Facebook Live today at 11:15am. #Working4Children @thrivingpa @StartStrongPA @ChildBegin_Home
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It’s Unanimous! 98% of PA voters believe Early Childhood Education is important. #Working4Children
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In a new poll commissioned by the Early Learning PA Coalition, 62% of PA voters support increasing state funding to provide voluntary #HomeVisiting Services! #HomeVisitingWorks #Working4Children @PreK4PA @thrivingpa @StartStrongPA
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High-quality child care can play a big role in an infant or toddler’s early brain development, but attracting and retaining workers remains a challenge.
@StartStrongPA examines how contracted slots can benefit Pennsylvania’s child care system: bit.ly/3InTOyv
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Loved joining our partners @FirstUpEarlyEd this morning @CenterBustleton with Representative @JaredGSolomon. What an amazing center where future leaders are building the foundation for all of their future successes!