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We're seeing a trend of investor-backed companies taking over child care centers, often to the detriment of educators, providers and families. Our latest blog covers how MA is leading the charge to ensure public child care dollars are used appropriately: https://lnkd.in/eW3ggbcg

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Media attention towards child care issues in the United States rose significantly during the COVID pandemic, bringing renewed focus to the flaws in our system. To continue this heightened awareness, the Better Life Lab initiated a grant program, providing support to journalists tasked with unraveling the narrative of child care and its pivotal role in our economy, communities, businesses, and families. Their report synthesizes key findings from the resulting series of articles, videos, and illustrations, including… ➡ Federal funding is crucial for high-quality, child care infrastructure, but workplaces, states, and localities are also stepping in to address needs, reflecting a collective effort to find solutions. ➡ Adequate compensation, training, and support for educators in child care lead to longer tenure and reduced burnout, helping to stabilize the workforce and enhance the quality of care. ➡ To raise public support for child care, it's crucial to understand the broad consequences of a broken system on different populations and reconsider how child care is portrayed in the media for increased awareness and understanding. The Better Life Lab played a crucial role in ensuring that the child care crisis, the fact that care is vital infrastructure, and the need for solutions remained at the forefront of the national conversation by supporting independent writers and content creators. At Children's Institute, we appreciate the opportunity to share insights into the child care system from an Oregon perspective through our advocacy and communications efforts. Looking ahead to 2024, we are dedicated to advancing our efforts and further amplifying the stories surrounding the child care system 📝 If you’re a storyteller or journalist writing about early childhood, we would love to connect. Credit: Better Life Lab and New America https://lnkd.in/giYTVqhS

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To make child care STRONG 💪, we need to make options like #familychildcare accessible to more families. See what the findings from our new Child Care Aware of America report mean for you: https://hubs.li/Q02v4hkh0

The battle has been long and dates back to World War II and the Lanham Act when we had the only nationally funded childcare program in history. That was when they needed women in the workforce. Women have the right to full social participation and that only comes with quality accessible childcare. Accessible childcare will undoubtedly have a positive impact on relieving stress for families and the birth rates. There has been a steady decline as women now look at child care when family planning. Investment in America means investing in women and families and children. The benefits are far reaching.

Families with young children are struggling to afford child care. A new report from Care.com shows just how tough it is. THIS is why it's so important for Congress to prioritize the funding and policies that make child care more affordable and accessible for families who need it. https://lnkd.in/ednRnd47

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.