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In partnership with @mdoenews, MRBN has designed a series of free professional development workshops specifically for educators and caregivers who work with children ages 0-8.
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"The childcare crisis should be a major red flag for everyone, not just parents...It is a systemic failure that will impact our nation's economic growth, and that affects us all." - Brad Wilson, CEO , @CareDotCom
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"This center will provide quality child care for families at @JacksonLab and in our community for many years to come.” - Catherine Longley, the lab’s executive vice president and COO
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🛠 New Toolkit for Employers to Support Child Care for Their Employees! @mainegov_news
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Starting Strong Portland retweeted
Parents and caregivers need access to child care to thrive. Here are a few ways @uwsme is tackling this issue:
✨investing in early childhood centers.
✨advocating for child care centers and workers.
✨providing pathways to employment or entrepreneurship for child care workers.
According to @MECEP1, at least 24,000 Mainers have left their professions within the last year because of a lack of access to childcare.
Learn more from @newscentermaine:
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A program of Starting Strong, First4ME Portland is a two-generation framework for a coordinated birth to kindergarten-entry program that provides quality early care to support a child’s school readiness, regardless of risk factors.
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According to @MECEP1, at least 24,000 Mainers have left their professions within the last year because of a lack of access to childcare.
Learn more from @newscentermaine:
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Starting Strong Portland retweeted
October is #HeadStartAwarenessMonth!
Head Start programs empower both children and families by delivering essential support in early learning, health, and family well-being. Throughout October, join us in celebrating the past, present, and future of the Head Start program!
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The child care industry has long been unstable, defined by poverty-level wages, high staff turnover, razor-thin margins, a shortage of child care slots and skyrocketing costs for families.
Read more from @PressHerald @LanaCohen95:
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“We can’t turn back now...child care is economic infrastructure — it is critical to growing the economy by growing the middle class.” - Rep. @WhipKClark Massachusetts.
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With thousands of child care programs at risk of closing, Democrats press for more money bangordailynews.com/2023/09/… via @bangordailynews
Tune into @mainecalling FRI. 9/15 | 11 am - 12 pm.
Panelists, including @imyrneighborbks, will discuss what some organizations in Maine are doing to get books into the hands of immigrant children and their families.
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Child care in Maine is in crisis, with low wages and retention for staff and high costs and limited access for parents.
Read more from @hannah_laclaire @PressHerald:
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It's time to create a child care system that supports all young children to thrive and so parents don't need to choose between their children and their livelihood.
- @WK_Kellogg_Fdn
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NOW is the time to recharge! Tara will share about her experience working in early childhood education and parenting while living in survival mode and working too hard. @maineroads
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Starting Strong Portland retweeted
Get ready to think like a turtle! 🐢💭With Tucker's help, children and families can discover powerful strategies to calm their bodies and emotions down, promoting emotional regulation and self-awareness. Watch: buff.ly/3Af3KEr
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We are grateful for early childhood educators – our children and economy cannot thrive without them!
Thank you, @maineaeyc!
Learn more: maineaeyc.org/overview-teach
Troy Jackson attended an event at the @WhiteHouse to salute state efforts to improve access to affordable, high-quality child care as a means of lifting families out of poverty and strengthening local economies. @PressHerald @randybillings
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Lawmakers finalized a more than $800 million spending package that will be presented to the full Legislature next week.
More from @randybill at @PressHerald:
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Commentary: Ensuring children and working families have what they need to thrive
Rita Furlow is senior policy analyst at the @MEChildren and Megan Hannan is executive director of the @MaineAction:
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