The Problem

States need a way to measure whether their current child care licensing standards do or do not meet the Caring for Our Children Basics (CFOC Basics) guidelines. Those are the minimum health and safety standards that child care programs should meet.

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Kira Boothe, Vista Colina Emergency Family Shelter & Child Development Program, Phoenix, Arizona

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Christina Nelson, Mountain View Child Care, North Troy, Vermont

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Virtual Early Education Center (VEEC)

It was a news article that changed the arc of Carla Wallin’s career. In the early 2000s, the article reported the results of a research study on breastfeeding rates in the U.S. Rates were falling, and the dip was associated with women returning to work or school after giving birth.

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Barb Sinner, Barb’s Daycare, West Fargo, ND