"Amid efforts to reject untenable parenting expectations, we should resist pressure to reject the vital work that is nurturing other people." amazing piece by @rmc031 carefully puncturing doomsday narratives and carving out hope about modern motherhood vox.com/features/23979…

"We believe more early #childhood education #journalism could help fill these information gaps, but just 1% of #education journalists focus specifically on the early years." IF's Jenn Clark shares 3⃣ways journalism can spur change in #ECE ⤵️ imaginablefutures.com/learnings/thre…

All families deserve access to quality and reliable #ChildCare. For the more than 1 in 5 undergraduate college students in the US who are #StudentParents, access to child care is crucial. Here’s our child care reading list for the week. 👇🧵 #StudentParentSuccess

Just signed up for toddler summer camp for the first time 💸💸💸

Who gets to be a genius? “The genius, as we understand it, is not the person who spends most of her time, and I mean that quite literally, thinking about childcare” - Claire Dederer in MONSTERS

Northwest is the best! #GoDragons

NEW: Over the last two years, at least eleven states and Washington, D.C. have significantly increased their public investments in child care. By investing directly in providers, states have been able to prevent price increases and keep wages high. ↓ tcf.org/content/report…

In the spirit of #InternationalDayofEducation—and marking year 4 as Imaginable Futures—we share our latest "Impact Redefined" report. We invite you to explore stories, insights & learnings from our work with partners in 2023: bit.ly/3tNPELH

Wow! What great news!!

A parenting student in college could get $6,500 deposited right into their bank account just from filing their taxes. That’s cash they can use for child care, health expenses, and other basic needs. But the 1098-T just looks like gibberish. Why?

For those of us mid-potty training, Elmo is doing enough. The fact that he has time for the rest of you is wild!

“Social Security is my Roman Empire” - Kathryn Anne Edwards 😂

The thing about “Yeah” is that it came out my senior year of high school and I legitimately thought that it was Peak Music and that everything after would pale in comparison. (Not sure I was wrong, to be clear)

Oh it's an economic issue?? Well why didn't anyone say something!🫠 Now that I have taken a decade's worth of deep sighs, I hope this genuinely starts unlocking needed $$$ and that it goes where it is most needed apnews.com/article/daycar…

Please join me in welcoming Next100's third cohort! Can't wait for you to meet these phenomenal leaders.