Childcare & Early Education

Childcare & Early Education Food! Immigration Politics & Policy Podcast

January 28, 2019

On the #RisersRadio show this week we cover the government shutdown, re-opening, and what’s happening next; we get the inside scoop from a structural engineer about the literal faults in Trump’s ridiculous wall; we hear the impact of using children’s access to healthy food as a political football;...

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Amber Dorsey

Childcare & Early Education Politics & Policy Social & Emotional Development

January 28, 2019

Beyond sharing the who, what, where, and when, explain why something happened and how big of a deal it is. This provides context and perspective. Also, tell kids a bit about how media functions, so they appreciate the relationship among news outlets, sponsors, and viewership. Take care when...

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Caroline Knorr

We Are MomsRising!

Childcare & Early Education Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security Immigration MomsRising Near You Politics & Policy

January 15, 2019

In today’s installment of We Are MomsRising, we talked to Joan in Washington, D.C. about how the government shutdown is impacting her and her family. Read her story below. To learn more about the We Are MomsRising campaign, check out this blog post . I didn’t know it then, but December 21st would...

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Abbie Gately

Childcare & Early Education Social & Emotional Development

January 12, 2019

What do you remember from 2018? Did you share pics of your kid on Facebook? Did you sneak a peek at their texts with their friends? Did you yell at them to get off their devices ? Did you watch a movie that made you both laugh (or cry) ? Did they send you a text that filled your heart and reminded...

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Caroline Knorr

Childcare & Early Education Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security

January 11, 2019

The government shutdown closed my child care center, but my husband and I have to work. That means we're paying for child care twice.

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Katie Hamm

Childcare & Early Education Social & Emotional Development

January 4, 2019

As we begin the New Year, every new headline reminds us that these are very tumultuous times. I start this season redoubling my determination to focus all my energies towards helping build a transforming movement for children to end child poverty and inequality at this extremely dangerous time of...

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Marian Wright Edelman

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Childcare & Early Education

January 2, 2019

Anyone else needing an extra cup of coffee, and feeling a bit sluggish as we head back to work today? The back to work + school + childcare grind is a struggle working families in California know all too well. Whether it’s finding access to high-quality preschool, or finding a childcare slot for a...

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Donna Hoffman Cullinan

We Are MomsRising!

Childcare & Early Education Families & The Federal Budget MomsRising Near You

December 21, 2018

In today’s installment of We Are MomsRising, we talked to Jamie in Washington about how being able to access a childcare subsidy helped her and her two daughters. Read her story below. To learn more about the We Are MomsRising campaign, check out this blog post . For me, my childcare story, started...

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Abbie Gately

Childcare & Early Education Social & Emotional Development

December 21, 2018

All during the Christmas season, as millions celebrate a poor, homeless child Christians call Savior, I think about the irony of some political leaders proposing (and citizens permitting) policies that would result in millions more children becoming destitute, homeless, and hungry and being...

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Marian Wright Edelman

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