Maegan Loktoff’s “aha moment” came while attending a virtual presentation provided by Child Care Aware® of America’s (CCAoA) Emergency Preparedness, Response, and Recovery team. Maegan, Early Childhood Council Leadership Alliance’s (ECCLA) Executive Director, reached out to CCAoA, sharing, “Disaster readiness is a topic near and dear to my heart and something our members have been asking for!” Recent wildfires underscored the critical need for disaster planning coordination.
Transformative professional development: Disaster preparedness, response, and recovery for Colorado’s Early Childhood Councils
Topics: emergency preparedness
Continue ReadingHow can the business community help its employees—and all workers—solve child care challenges? (Part Two)
Here’s the second part of a Q and A with Child Care Aware® of America’s Executive Director of Respite Care of America (RCoA) Fran Jamison and Senior Vice President of Program Impact Ariel Ford, we continue the conversation from part one regarding key takeaways from the National Child Care Innovation Summit: Business Leaders in Action and their sessions.
Topics: Policy & Advocacy, military, leadership
Continue ReadingHow can the business community help its employees—and all workers—solve child care challenges? (Part One)
On Dec. 3-4, Child Care Aware® of America’s Executive Director of Respite Care of America (RCoA) Fran Jamison and Senior Vice President of Program Impact Ariel Ford participated in the National Child Care Innovation Summit: Business Leaders in Action. The event, hosted by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation and Executives Partnering to Invest in Children (EPIC), and presented by the David and Laura Merage Foundation, aimed to "dive deep" into how the business community can support their employees and working communities in tackling child care challenges that are preventing families and economies from thriving. Fran coordinated experts for a panel that highlighted the U.S. Military’s approach to child care, how parts of it might translate to the private sector, and how child care plays a critical role in national security. Ariel presented on a panel that highlighted emerging issues in child care in disaster preparedness, relief, and resilience.
Topics: Policy & Advocacy, military, leadership
Continue ReadingChild care and the 2024 Election: How will the political landscape influence what’s next?
Topics: Policy & Advocacy
Continue ReadingStrengthening our child Care workforce by supporting access to affordable health insurance
Topics: Health & Safety
Continue ReadingUsing Geographic Information Systems (GIS) to map early childhood education policies across states
National Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Day celebrates the use ofGIS, a powerful software toolused to create and display maps that help geographically illustrate and communicate complex problems. GIS maps can help identify assets and resources, as well as understand underlying location-based trends in datasets.
Topics: Policy & Advocacy
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