Childcare & Early Education

Childcare & Early Education Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security Health Care Immigration MomsRising Paid Family Leave

April 10, 2017

Victories! We’re delighted to share that you're not only play a major role holding the line on healthcare at the federal level right now, we’re also winning at the city and state levels across the nation because of people like YOU! In fact, because of people like you signing letters, making calls,...

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Childcare & Early Education MomsRising Near You

April 10, 2017

As I enjoy the sunshine after a long week of rainy days in Michigan, I reflect on my experiences and interactions working to mobilize community involvement in the development of a comprehensive early childhood system for the City of Detroit. Although, I am utterly inspired and humbled by the...

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Camarrah Morgan

Childcare & Early Education Food!

April 5, 2017

We are raising awareness this week on strategies that can help build #HealthyCommunities! Healthy communities are essential to the physical and psychological development of all children. Studies show children who attend schools that integrate nutrition and physical activity have an academic and...

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Diarra Diouf

Childcare & Early Education

April 2, 2017

*** Want more information on raising multilingual children? Visit MomsRising's bilingual parenting resource site: http://action.momsrising.org/survey/bilingual_baby/?source=blog I strongly believe in the value of dual language programs. I took several years of French in high school but never quite...

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Ashley Nienaber

Childcare & Early Education Families & The Federal Budget Food!

March 29, 2017

Something often heard from conspiracy theorists but not taken seriously is the idea that American news was being manipulated. Apparently, it is a tactic once used by intelligence agencies and now with the amount of control the public has over global media, “fake news” has become a commercial...

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Rebecca Johnson

Childcare & Early Education Environmental Health MomsRising MomsRising Near You

March 27, 2017

Lead exposure remains a problem across the country and right here in New Hampshire. Every year, several hundred New Hampshire children are found to be poisoned by lead – a dangerous neurotoxin that, even at low levels of exposure, can result in permanent, irreversible harm , such as cognitive...

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Tom Irwin

Childcare & Early Education Gun Safety Health Care MomsRising MomsRising Near You

March 27, 2017

We did it! Because you raised your voice, made calls, signed petitions, sent letters, shared your story, went to Town Halls, took action — along with hundreds of thousands of other people across the nation and across multiple organizations — you stopped a horrible healthcare bill in it’s tracks...

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Childcare & Early Education

March 22, 2017

As moms, we know access to a range of educational opportunities is necessary in order for children to be healthy, happy, and successful. That’s why MomsRising is a member of the Cradle Through College Coalition, which includes a broad group of organizations and individuals in Washington State...

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Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner

Childcare & Early Education Politics & Policy Realistic & Fair Wages

March 22, 2017

My three year old has been going to full time day care for over one and half year so all topics and issues relating to early childhood education and the teachers who form an integral part of it interest me tremendously. The other day I overheard a child care provider explaining how stressed she was...

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Jehanara Haider

Breastfeeding Childcare & Early Education MomsRising Near You Open Flexible Work Paid Family Leave Paid Sick Days Podcast

March 20, 2017

Most of us spend a great deal of time at work - with our colleagues, doing our job. This can be a wonderful thing or a true challenge. When we feel valued, work can be an amazing thing – you feel part of something, appreciated and engaged. This is something every company should strive for, but how...

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