Educare parents & staff are on Day 2 of the first-EVER Parent Ambassador National Institute today! Here are some highlights so far from folks on the ground -

From the Director of Family Engagement & Advocacy at WSA Head Start/ECEAP: “We are under the impression that we need to shift power from state &federal levels, but we ARE the power. We need to rise together and make change at the local community level." #ParentAmbassadorsRising

🚨#HR8876 - the Jackie Walorski Maternal and Child #HomeVisiting Reauthorization Act – will be considered on the House floor TOMORROW. Urge your Reps to voice their full support for this critical legislation & ensure that #MIECHV funding is reauthorized: bit.ly/3VCuecL

#EarlyEducation is the foundation for a lifetime of success. Investing in quality early learning can set a child on a path to thrive academically, socially, and emotionally. Let's prioritize access to high-quality early education for all children! #TomorrowsHope Start Early

Start Early Research Scientist Dr. Demi Siskind shares findings about the well-being of Hispanic children and families enrolled in Early/Head Start programs within Educare before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. Read her new blog post: bit.ly/3oi2WNh

It is my honor to work and learn alongside Dr. Demi Siskind. Read her new Start Early blog post that employs us to elevate the strengths of Hispanic children and families, reminds us of the important role of high quality ECE, & advances Educare efforts to center equity.

Tune in today at 11 am ET for the global #EarthDay Twitter chat with our very own Nadia Gronkowski, March of Dimes, nacersano & other orgs. Join us for a bilingual discussion about environmental justice and birth equity. #IgnitingImpactTogether

Join us at our 2023 #StartEarlyLuncheon where we’ll discuss the longstanding inequities in maternal health for women of color, the crucial need to address systemic racism and the solutions that are making a difference. Register now: bit.ly/3KZsrfp

Excited for my Start Early colleagues who are partnering and consulting with state leaders to advance equitable early childhood systems change!

Join me and make your voice heard! Email, tweet, or call lawmakers to protect federal child care and early learning funding for families, providers, and the economy. ffyf.quorum.us/campaign/48866/

The evidence from #HeadStart and from the Child Tax Credit point to an important lesson: child poverty can be addressed—if we take steps to reduce it through policy, writes Michelle Bezark in TIME. time.com/6320155/child-…

As poverty rates rise and more families are left without access to critical #ECE programs, we must prioritize policies that put our youngest learners first. Our own Michelle Bezark points to #HeadStart as a key solution for addressing the child care crisis in TIME. Read more:

Evidence shows that Head Start programs set the standard for #ECE - and amidst an ongoing #childcare crisis & rising poverty rates, Michelle Bezark of Start Early shares in TIME how Head Start is crucial to driving change. #HeadStartAwarenessMonth time.com/6320155/child-…

Allowing children to live in poverty is a policy choice. In this piece for TIME, Michelle Bezark from Start Early breaks down the history of #HeadStart and explains why it's so important time.com/6320155/child-…

We’re thrilled to share the Educare Network’s Year in Review! This report captures highlights from our work in advancing access to quality #earlychildhood education in the 2022-2023 school year. We invite you to dig in and learn more! bit.ly/3SG1qkK

In a new The Fulcrum op-ed, Dr. Demi Siskind, Start Early + @Educareschools researcher & The OpEd Project Public Voices fellow in partnership w/@NCBDI, frames the bipartisan opportunity to prioritize early care & education legislation in the '24 election: thefulcrum.us/election-2024/…

In a new The Fulcrum op-ed, Dr. Demi Siskind, Educare/Start Early researcher & The OpEd Project Public Voices Fellow in partnership w/NBCDI, explains why – and how – we must prioritize #earlycare & education in the 2024 election: thefulcrum.us/election-2024/…

Dr, Barbara Cooper and Dr. Stephanie Curenton will be speaking at @BUILDInitiative. They will discuss how to increase equity in #ECE classrooms through the ACSES Framework. Join us this fall for a six-part webinar series introducing ACSES: startearly.org/event/acses-in…

We recently asked leaders, practitioners, parents & researchers from EducareCentralMaine, Tulsa Educare, Educare LA at Long Beach, Sheltering Arms & more about Educare's impact for families, schools, communities & the #earlychildhood field. Check out what they had to say! youtu.be/T9ccBNsVle8

When children are in classrooms where their identities & backgrounds are nurtured, they thrive! On the flip side, banning DEI initiatives is dangerous for young children. Educare's Dr. Demi Siskind dives into this critical issue in a new op-ed: theopinionpages.com/2024/09/more-a…