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Lucy Recio retweeted
When you ask a room of early educators if any providers in their community have recently closed this isn’t what you want to see. We need more funding for child care NOW.
@LeaderMcConnell @SenSchumer @RepJeffries @SpeakerJohnson
Lucy Recio retweeted
Can’t wait to join great colleagues and bring the stories of early childhood educators to the Senate! 🙌#solvechildcare
Tomorrow Lauren Hogan, NAEYC's Managing Director of Policy & Professional Advancement, will testify at the U.S. Senate committee hearing, "Solving the Child Care Crisis: Meeting the Needs of Working Families & Child Care Workers"
Join us: rb.gy/irdz6
And what a dynamic advocate you are, Carolina—¡me enorgulleces! 💜
One of the most satisfying endeavors in my life has been becoming an advocate for #ECE - and by that I mean education starting as early as birth. By bringing this to the table, I can speak about the importante role #childcare play in our communities.@GovWesMoore @jaredssolomon
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Lucy Recio retweeted
Fueled by your collective advocacy, today @POTUS signed a set of executive orders directing federal agencies to improve compensation for early educators & make #childcare more affordable & accessible for families: whitehouse.gov/briefing-room… 1/4
Lucy Recio retweeted
Fantastic afternoon in Shepherdstown, WV as we discuss the needs of the state’s child care workforce with @NAEYC’s @lucyrecio, @ChildCareAware’s @anne_hedgepeth and @mrsfrizzlemagic at @Hunt_Institute’s WV Legislators’ Retreat. #WVLR23
Lucy Recio retweeted
The growing #EarlyChildhood compensation crisis is threatening access to, and the stability of, the child care market. Here to discuss this challenge, and how to address the issue, is Tiffany Gale and @anne_hedgepeth, moderated by @lucyrecio after opening remarks from @mikeoliverio4wv. #WVLR23
ALT Senator Oliverio sits at a white-tableclothed table, speaking into a microphone and looking at other attendees out of frame. He wears glasses and a gray suit jacket. His button-up shirt is blue and tie is red and gray checkered.
ALT Lucy Recio sits at a table, her name on a table tent in front of her. She wears gold hoop earrings, a teal blazer and a magenta blouse. A blurry background of a Hunt Institute banner and American flag is behind her.
ALT Tiffany Hale looks forward in a berry-colored collared shirt. Her nails are hot pink and her glasses are paler pink. She speaks into the microphone.
ALT Anne Hedgepeth smiles, sitting behind a table in a blue chair. Her blazer is royal blue and the shirt underneath is black. She wears large pearl earrings.
Lucy Recio retweeted
Boom! Stack of signed letters from educators ready to go to #Congress, urging them to prioritize and pass funding for #childcare. Thank you to ALL the educators raising their voices for children, families, and each other! #naeycAC
Lucy Recio retweeted
While the outcome of the federal elections are critical for ECE, state elections are also important for children and families. Learn more about what's at stake at the state level here and make a plan to vote this Election Day! newamerica.org/education-pol…
Lucy Recio retweeted
This Election Day let's stand together as one unified, powerful voice to deliver on the promise of high-quality early learning for all children. Learn more about what's at stake in your community and make a pledge to vote here: ow.ly/bhlN50LfQkQ
Just dropping by to share the newest woman–owned, small business gem to come into my life: @candlesbyPFCo! These candles are a work of art 😍
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Lucy Recio retweeted
Another way of thinking about this: those 75,000 missing child care educators represent (depending which child:adult ratio you apply) between 500,000 and 1,000,000 children & parents who would otherwise have care, plus immense strain on countless short-staffed programs.
Amid today’s blazing jobs report showing the economy back to pre-pandemic employment, child care — even with modest gains — remains 75,000(!) staff below Feb. 2020 levels.
#SolveChildCare
Lucy Recio retweeted
"It is a complete shame that the Senate's Inflation Reduction Act does not include inflation-fighting funding for child care." #SolveChildCare @NAEYC @MomsRising cdreams.news/3cOxFfa
Lucy Recio retweeted
Business leaders are sounding the alarm that a lack of #childcare solutions for American employees is a key business challenge that’s threatening the workforce and limiting U.S. businesses’ bottom line performance. #solvechildcare edsurge.com/news/2022-07-26-…
Lucy Recio retweeted
Impossible to capture this fab piece in 1 quote: "Stop talking abt inflation & start talking abt the cost of living. The 3 costs that matter most to working people are housing, energy & child care...Promise bold initiatives. Guarantee things." @zachdcarter zacharydcarter.substack.com/…
Lucy Recio retweeted
"I would have been paying to work because I didn't make as much as my child care cost."
Parents who want or need to work can't afford the #childcare that makes work possible. Congress must act now to solve this crisis. #SolveChildCare
Lucy Recio retweeted
"Contrary to foolish talk otherwise", child care has, is, and will remain the backbone of our economy. These investments are important but if we're truly being honest about this country's economic reality, then child care would be a cornerstone of reconciliation.
Research from @NAEYC, @firstfiveyears, @ChildCareAware, @ZEROTOTHREE, @MomsRising, @CAPEarlyEd & others has illustrated this reality over and over again.
🗣: @SenSchumer, America needs Congress to #SolveChildCare and pass a reconciliation package that includes child care!
Lucy Recio retweeted
We are stronger when we raise our collective voices! Join thousands of others in calling on Congress to include child care in the final reconciliation package: votervoice.net/NAEYC/campaig…
Lucy Recio retweeted
It’s time for Congress to make the choice to support parents, providers and the economy. It’s time to #SolveChildcare
Y’all, I feel so seen by each of these #LittleMiss memes @sydelleleanne created around the need for Congress to #SolveChildCare!!
Decided to jump on the Little Miss/Mr Men moment and make some #ECE themed ones! Here’s some of my faves: