Eye on Early Childhood Blog
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Eye on Early Childhood is a blog hosted by Strategies for Children. They post about the early childhood practices, policies, and research that help children and their families thrive. They share the voices of families, early educators, advocates, and policymakers. Their blogger, Alyssa Haywoode, is a former journalist who wrote editorials for The Des Moines Register and The Boston Globe.
Eye on Early Childhood Blog
2d ago
We’re excited to announce that Amy O’Leary, Strategies for Children’s executive director, has won one of the Eastern Bank Foundation’s 2024 Community Advocacy Awards. “Each year our Community Advocacy Awards celebrate passionate nonprofit leaders and organizations focusing on the most critical needs in the communities Eastern serves,” Eastern Bank explains on its website. “This year ..read more
Eye on Early Childhood Blog
6d ago
Last week, Strategies for Children hosted a webinar to share our new case study, The 9:30 Call: From Crisis to Enduring Community and Action, which was written by Minna Jung, with support from the W. Clement & Jessie V. Stone Foundation. The 9:30 Call webinar was a chance to look back at the challenging, early days ..read more
Eye on Early Childhood Blog
1w ago
Yesterday, the House Committee on Ways and Means released its $58 billion budget proposal for fiscal year 2025. The budget represents a 3.3% increase over the current fiscal year 2024 budget, but $150 million less than Governor Healey’s proposal released in January. “House leaders said the budget is ‘competitive,’ despite the state collecting less in taxes than officials expected over ..read more
Eye on Early Childhood Blog
1w ago
Welcome to the 2nd Annual Developmental Monitoring and Screening Week in Massachusetts. It’s a week devoted to raising awareness about the importance of monitoring and screening young children’s emotional, physical, and cognitive development. “Awareness and action are crucial!” the United Way of Massachusetts Bay (UWMB) says in a new blog post. “Collectively, we are ..read more
Eye on Early Childhood Blog
2w ago
“Deciding which kind of child care is best can be stressful, and choosing the right program from a sea of options can be confusing and frustrating. Making that process faster and easier means you can get back to what’s important: spending time with your family. “Great Starts is designed to offer families a streamlined, simplified ..read more
Eye on Early Childhood Blog
2w ago
We’re excited to announce the release of a new case study: The 9:30 Call: From Crisis to Enduring Community and Action. Join us for a special webinar conversation about the case study on April 4th, from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. Written by Minna Jung, with support from the W. Clement & Jessie V. Stone ..read more
Eye on Early Childhood Blog
2w ago
“In 2023 Moms First and Boston Consulting Group worked to document the return on investment when companies invest in child care benefits for their employees. This report underscores the undeniable correlation between robust child care benefits and a thriving workforce, highlighting how companies stand to gain immensely from investing in the well-being of working parents ..read more
Eye on Early Childhood Blog
3w ago
In a new report, Neighborhood Villages looks at how much high-quality care for children actually costs. The bad news? There’s a “true cost” gap. What Massachusetts pays for subsidized child care is thousands of dollars less than the costs of running high-quality programs, which means children can end up in programs that lack vital resources. Understanding ..read more
Eye on Early Childhood Blog
3w ago
“Congratulations on the fourth anniversary of this call…. It really has made a difference including in how it informs policy. And you saw some of that this year in what we were able to do as an administration and what we look forward to now as we head into year two.” “I want to begin ..read more
Eye on Early Childhood Blog
1M ago
“This bill is another step in fulfilling the promise of the Senate’s Student Opportunity Plan to provide high-quality educational opportunities to our children from birth through adulthood, as well as our obligation to make Massachusetts affordable and equitable for our residents and competitive for employers.”— Senate President Karen E. Spilka Last week, the Massachusetts Senate ..read more