When you deliver a keynote in Juneau, they greet you with salmon! Thank you Representative Sara Hannan, who knows from good salmon bc her husband is a fisherman!

Thrilled to be here with educators and professionals and lawmakers to learn more about the value of early education on an early Saturday morning. Thanks to the The Hunt Institute #akleg #AlaskaECRetreat

Good morning from the Alaska Early Childhood Retreat! Stoked to be here with so many of my colleagues. Fun fact: We have 53,000 children under the age of 5 in Alaska, and they’re counting on us to create a future where they can thrive. #AlaskaECRetreat

“Children represent 30 percent of our population and 100 percent of our future.” —@AKChildrenTrust president and CEO Trevor Storrs at todays The Hunt Institute Early Childhood Retreat 👏👏👏👏👏👏 #AlaskaECRetreat

Powerful opening keynote underway in Juneau as Dr. Dana Suskind of the TMW Center for Early Learning + Public Health/Parent Nation unpacks the science of early development at the The Hunt Institute’s Alaska Early Childhood Retreat.

Thank you Representative Maxine Dibert! We are so grateful for your partnership and leadership. #AlaskaECRetreat The Hunt Institute Dan Wuori Emily Chavis, M.Ed.

“We can, and should, invite our workplaces, our communities, our country for their partnership in ensuring that children are nurtured and invested in from their earliest days of life.” —Dr. Dana Suskind ♥️ #AlaskaECRetreat

Getting to spend a Saturday with brain food and brain science. #aksalmon #akleg #parent nation The Hunt Institute

Emily Chavis, M.Ed. Karen Rhinehardt Dan Wuori Great Sessions on the value and importance of Early Childhood Education! Thank you 🙏🏾 The Hunt Institute for your sponsorship and hospitality at the #AlaskaECRetreat

Honored and excited to have The Hunt Institute support Gov. Laura Kelly and the Kansas Early Childhood Transition Task Force over the coming months as the state explores creation of a consolidated early childhood agency. koamnewsnow.com/lifestyle/laur…

Today is the kind of day I went into public service for! We are so proud of our bi-partisan bi-cameral Early Childhood Caucus that introduced 5 bills today: 👶 Expand doula services 👶🏽 Increase funding to childcare 👶🏻 Decrease barriers to the workforce 👶🏿 Encourage innovation

Insufficient state market rate subsidies have resulted in staffing shortages for #childcare providers & reduced access for families across the country. Our Texas analysis found that cost modeling can help account for the true cost of care & address shortages. #WOYC23

Several states are considering bolstering #childcare subsidy programs by waiving family copayments, increasing provider reimbursement rates, and expanding eligibility. Find out more in this month’s legislative update: bit.ly/3UcAKr6 #mapoli #nhpolitics #ncpol #RI

I'm honored to have recently joined Prenatal to Five Fiscal Strategies as a consultant where I focus on working with policy leaders to support state and community fiscal capacity and building robust prenatal to five systems. Learn more about the work here: prenatal5fiscal.org/consultants

NC's updated Needs Assessment highlighting the needs of children, families, & providers is out! This graphic illustrates the decline of staff throughout the pandemic only to return when NC began compensation grants. #livingwage See all the data here: ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/Portals/0/docu…