The Crisis Every Member of Congress Has Waiting For Them at Home #childcare ffyf.org/the-crisis-eve…

Yes indeed!

$122 Billion in annual economic losses...let that soak in. How does the early learning provider keep the rates affordable for parents, yet earn enough revenue to operate a quality program? ChildCareGroup

Love this video! Brain development! ChildCareGroup

The Virginia Early Childhood Foundation has launched an initiative to attract new early childhood educators in the Richmond area - offering paid, fast-tracked training, guaranteed job placement and a starting wage of $17 an hour, plus bonuses. axios.com/local/richmond…

Childcare is just not like other "goods." 60-80% of providers' budgets go to labor, which they can't reduce without jeopardizing the quality of care. The rest is eaten up by fixed costs like rent, electricity, food, toys, etc. There are no corners to cut or economies of scale.

BREAKING: The child poverty rate has more than doubled, just one year after it hit historic lows according to U.S. Census Bureau data released today. n.pr/3Rm0LVo

You will be missed, a real Texas hero.

Our hearts are heavy with news of the passing of longtime friend & champion, Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson. For decades she advocated for Office of Head Start funding that enabled ChildCareGroup to serve thousands of children & families. We honor your life of service, #EBJ- a true champion for children.

Are you registered to vote at your current address? Do you live in or know someone who lives in Dallas, Pleasant Grove, Oak Cliff, Balch Springs, Mesquite, Richardson, Cockrell Hill, Grand Prairie, Irving? The deadline to register to vote is coming up on February 5, 2024!

One of the many benefits of being part of the #WaterCooler at #PegasusPark = the great spaces to host trainings for our #earlychildhood educators and Workforce Solutions Tx Rising Star Mentors. Quality & leadership in action ChildCareGroup Texas Workforce Commission Convene @ Pegasus Park Prerna Richards

Sometimes grace looks like running out of any more good ideas. Sometimes it’s a second wind or buoyancy you hadn’t expected. Sometimes it just looks like it not being yesterday any more. But grace always finds you exactly where you are, and does not leave you where it found you.

Over the past six months, I have been looking into the rising influence of profit-seeking investors -- particularly private equity firms -- in the child care sector. What I found is a cascade of risks that call for policymaker attention. Early Learning Nation earlylearningnation.com/2024/04/the-en…

Thx to Congressman Marc Veasey for working ChildCareGroup ! Early childhood education is crucial for kids and working parents! #MarcMeansBusiness #earlychildhood #TX33

Child care pains persist. “If the Legislature wants students to be strong readers by third grade, succeed in high school and go to college, then addressing the first five years of a child’s life needs to be part of the state’s strategy,” Clark said. edition.pagesuite.com/popovers/dynam…

Bad debate nights happen. Trust me, I know. But this election is still a choice between someone who has fought for ordinary folks his entire life and someone who only cares about himself. Between someone who tells the truth; who knows right from wrong and will give it to the

It’s so horrible to have to deal with last night etc without Molly Ivins, but I know exactly what she would say: “Sweetpea, let’s have this conversation in a week or two.”

Workforce Solutions of Southeast Texas is hosting its annual fall job fair Thursday in Hardin County, from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. in the gymnasium of Journey Community Church, 1534 Highway 96 South in Lumberton. bit.ly/3YDp84M

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It is North Texas Giving Time, and our littles at the Martin Luther King, Jr Early Education Center in Dallas, TX could use your gift. They are on a path to be amazing future leaders! Any amount, it adds up! THX! mtyc.co/q4aldg