Chrisi West

Chrisi West
Chrisi has more than 11 years of experience in advocacy (grassroots and digital) through her work for nonprofits, and on candidate and issues organizing campaigns in Virginia and at the national level. She joined Child Care Aware of America in March 2015 and has supported the work of Child Care Aware of America on communications, digital organizing, and now as the director of advocacy, empowering CCR&Rs and family advocates to take action on child care and early childhood education.

Recent Posts

Child Care Aware® of America Announces Web Services API Module for NDS

By Chrisi West on July 07, 2016

Child Care Aware® of America is pleased to announce the release of the Web Services Application Programming Interface (API) module for the National Data System (NDS) for Child Care suite of applications.

Topics: Systems Building, Workforce

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U.S. Senate Committee to Hold CCDBG Status Hearing

By Chrisi West on June 14, 2016

Arlington, VA  - The U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions will host a full committee hearing on the implementation of the Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG) Act of 2014 on Wednesday, June 15 at 10 a.m. EDT.

Topics: Policy & Advocacy

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Balancing Books and Child Care

By Chrisi West on June 08, 2016

Read Bianca’s story to learn more about our series and how you can help Child Care Aware® of America ensure that every family in America has access to high-quality, affordable child care.

Topics: Policy & Advocacy, Family Stories, Parenting

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April 2016 Footnotes

By Chrisi West on May 02, 2016

Spring is officially here! The trees are blooming, the days are getting longer, and the weather is beckoning for people to spend all their time outdoors. We were excited to see many of you who visited Washington, D.C. earlier this month for our biennial 2016 Symposium. For those who missed the event, video recordings and presentation materials will be available soon.

Topics: News

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February 2016 Child Care Provider of the Month – Good Shepherd Child Care Center, Inc.

By Chrisi West on April 13, 2016

 

Photo provided by Angela Smith, Good Shepherd Child Care, Inc. and used with permission.

Topics: Family Stories, Best Practices, News

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March 2016 Child Care Provider of the Month – The Growing Patch

By Chrisi West on April 01, 2016

Arlington, VA – Child Care Aware® of America (CCAoA), National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC), National Association for Family Child Care (NAFCC), National Head Start Association (NHSA), and National Indian Child Care Association (NICCA) would like to congratulate Tarra Stangl and the staff at The Growing Patch in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. They have been named Provider of the Month for March 2016.

Topics: Workforce, News

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