Berkeley mom & child care/preschool advocate. Interested in early childhood education, brain development, autism/PDD, women's rights, elephant seals and Glee.

Joined August 2011
I’m excited to speak at the National Interagency Community Reinvestment Conference this week and talk about the importance of building a thriving labor force through a supportive caregiving sector. sffed.us/NICRC22 @sffed @chicagofed @FDICgov @federalreserve @USOCC #NICRC
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LIIF and our partners are attending the #CareCantWait event in DC today! @LauraCJackman, Deputy Director for Early Care and Education, and @myrajonestaylor, LIIF board member, listen to @SpeakerPelosi discuss the importance of bold investments in #childcare and #earlylearning
📢 #BuildBackBetter means investing in child care facilities. #ChildCareisInfrastructure
Our nation's #childcare system cannot Build Back Better without a dedicated source of federal funding for the acquisition, construction and major renovation of child care facilities. #BuildUpChildCare @RepKClark @RepRichardNeal
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Enacting the #childcare proposals included in the Biden-Harris Admin's #BuildBackBetter Agenda "is the single most important thing we can do to build a stronger economy over the next several decades." - @SecYellen We agree - it's time to #BuildUpChildCare and #SolveChildCare
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Thank you @WaysMeansCmte and Chairman @RepRichardNeal for prioritizing #childcare facilities in this week’s budget reconciliation markup! Physical spaces are crucial to a high-quality child care ecosystem. It's time to #BuildUpChildCare. @RepKClark
🚨NEWS 🚨 Chairman @RepRichardNeal just announced the Ways & Mean Cmte's markup of the "Build Back Better Act." Read his full statement ⤵️ waysandmeans.house.gov/media…
Don't miss the @WaysMeansCmte hearing on access to #childcare. It's happening tomorrow, Thursday, May 27th at 10 am ET. #BuildChildCare waysandmeans.house.gov/legis…
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Learn how states can invest new federal relief funds to improve facilities and physical spaces and build a more equitable, comprehensive child care system. #BuildChildCare static1.squarespace.com/stat…
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Angie Garling retweeted
This country's #ChildCare policies are a direct result of the sexist, classist, and racist choices we've made as a society... How Child Care Went From ‘Girly’ Economics to Infrastructure nyti.ms/3exAMGK #BuildChildCare
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What moms really want this #MothersDay is a well-funded #childcare system. Ask Congress to pass the American Families Plan and the American Jobs Plan ASAP! Let's ensure all families have access to high-quality, affordable care & education. action.momsrising.org/sign/M…
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Education starts at age 0. @PurposeBuiltCS dives into the essential benefits of #ECE in the first piece in their new series #MovingTheField @RWJF bit.ly/3uhWynv
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Angelica Guerrero shares the story of COVID's impact on her #childcare business last June. Faced with using retirement savings to stay open, LIIF provided financial support. @WellsFargo’s #OpenforBusiness grant will allow LIIF to support dozens more businesses like hers.
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With a $3MM grant from @WellsFargo, LIIF will expand support of child care small businesses like Nasinet Paulos’. Hear how critical funding like this was to helping her stay #OpenforBusiness.
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Today we released "Making Space: Leading Perspectives on Child Care Facilities," a new series of thought leadership pieces that explore innovative solutions to increase the quality and affordability of #childcare facilities. ncfn.org/making-space-series
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The American Families Plan would provide public investment in a secure, equitable future for families and econ. recovery, addressing income inequality and systemic racism and targeting investments in good jobs, child care, paid leave, education clasp.org/press-room/press-r…
On #NationalSuperheroDay we thank all of our #Earlylearning caregivers, parents, educators & all of the real life superheroes for making a difference for our youngest learners ❤️🌟Who are your real life superheroes? @StrongNation_CA
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Thanks to a $3MM award from @WellsFargo's #OpenforBusiness Fund, LIIF will expand its grantmaking to childcare small businesses! In the past year alone, LIIF provided grants and assistance to 1,300+ of these essential businesses.
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Parents, children, educators, employers -- we all rely on #childcare, and investing in facilities helps ensure quality physical environments that are safe and healthy for all. bit.ly/3nBVyIp #ChildCareIsInfrastructure @lksmith1215 @BPC_Bipartisan @rollcall
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We are excited to be working with @GoldmanSchool on policy incentives to co-locate #childcare with #affordablehousing developments. Stay tuned – the final product will be available in a few short weeks! bit.ly/3gGkLj5
APA Spotlight: Rachel Hammond's APA experience at LIIF on childcare policy here: goldman.school/childcare-lii…
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Check out the first "Making Space" piece from OFN member @IFFcdfi! OFN is proud to support high quality early care and education facilities through the @ECEFacilities network.
Today we released "Making Space: Leading Perspectives on Child Care Facilities," a new series of thought leadership pieces that explore innovative solutions to increase the quality and affordability of #childcare facilities. ncfn.org/making-space-series
Investing in #childcare is foundational to advancing racial and gender equity -- for children, for parents who work outside of the home, and for child care educators & small business owners. The Child Care for Working Families Act helps advance a stronger system. #BuildChildCare
🚨🚨Chairman @BobbyScott and Sen. @PattyMurray just introduced the Child Care for Working Families Act, a bold plan to lower the cost of child care for families across the country. Affordable child care is critical to children, families, and our economy. edlabor.house.gov/media/pres…
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