Massachusetts Executive Office of Education’s Post

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.

Cost is one barrier that keeps families and caregivers from accessing high-quality child care. Join the conversations we are having about child care and early learning in Central Minnesota and together we will move towards solutions. Learn more: https://hubs.la/Q02h4k160

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

Child Care is Bug Business

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

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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 the Texas Legislature wants more kids to start school ready to succeed, one of the challenges they need to address next session is access to high-quality child care. Visit the updated Texas School Readiness Dashboard to learn more: https://lnkd.in/eaMxH3-b #TXlege

This report lays bare how broken the childcare system has become, particularly in Seattle. Despite the fact that true cost of care for infants is as high as 35% for the MEDIAN household income in King County, the teachers, who are mostly women and POC, are paid almost 37% less than comparable non-care industry positions due to artificially suppressed costs. Given how critical childcare is, particularly at infant and toddler ages, for women and POCs to stay in science and medicine, this is something that we need to do a better job at. We need to continue advocacy and raise these true cost statistics to those in leadership positions who believe that childcare costs are no worse today than they were when they had kids in the system. We also need state and federal governments to act to ensure pay equity for teachers who shape our kids at a critical time in their lives. #childcarecrisis #retention #womeninscience #womeninhealthcare