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📢 BIG NEWS! @ec_prism is now the Institute for Child Success (ICS)!
We are grateful for the support as we reshape our organization to become an even stronger force impacting early childhood for the better.
Follow along at @Child_Success for updates 💜instituteforchildsuccess.org…
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Visit instituteforchildsuccess.org… to learn more about the many supports & resources we offer the #earlychildhood field–explore our work in #policyresearch & #advocacy, measurement & evaluation, strategic #financialplanning, professional empowerment & learning, and systems change.
ALT instituteforchildsuccess.org/
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To reflect our work & values, we’re proud to launch a new look that reaffirms our approach of #earlychildhood expertise with a human touch. Our logo is based on an abacus, a tool of early learning & symbol of the connections we aim to build across EC.
instituteforchildsuccess.org…
We're so excited to have joined forces with @Child_Success! Check out instituteforchildsuccess.org to see the IMPACT Measures Tool's new home, our new look, and more 🏡
Since joining forces with @ec_prism in 2022, we've reshaped our org. to become an even stronger force impacting #earlychildhood for the better...we have refined our mission to reflect the growing # of ways we support young children and their families.
bit.ly/ICSnewlook
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Read our new staff member's blog, The World Needs to Know: A Message of Hope for Children’s Mental Health.
Research Specialist Dr. Caroline Martin is a practitioner & licensed child psychologist specializing in infant & early childhood mental health.
instituteforchildsuccess.org…
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We are thrilled to share our new mission, look, & website that represents the expansion of the work we do, & reaffirms our approach of early childhood expertise with a human touch.
bit.ly/ICSnewlook
#announcement #newwebsite #missiondriven #earlychildhood
ALT https://www.instituteforchildsuccess.org/
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We have big updates coming this month, and we can’t wait to share!
#announcements #bignews #earlychildhood
🎉 Happy Birthday, Head Start! 🎉
Since 1965, Head Start programs have been providing education, health services, and economic stability in the lives of countless children and families. Join us in wishing programs and staff a very happy birthday! #HappyBirthdayHeadStart
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"@urbaninstitute researchers found that 40% of children under 6 were in some kind of nonparental care during nontraditional hours, including nearly half of Black children and about half of those living in families with income below the poverty level." bit.ly/3MADLiE
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🤰🏾👩🏿⚕️ @thenaabb has developed the Black Birthing Bill of Rights, with the purpose to ensure that Black women and birthing individuals are aware of their entitlements and have the necessary tools to confidently exercise their rights.
📚Learn more: thenaabb.org/black-birthing-…
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NEW: 1st mo of Medicaid unwind data from Florida
250k people lost coverage 54% termination rate😱
(Kids, parents, young adults b/c FL hasnt expanded Medicaid)
Of those losing only 18% were found ineligible; 82% lost for red tape reasons😢
My blog: bit.ly/3Wa3QIt
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Maternity deserts are spreading across the US. This @PBGHealth post suggests actions employers can take to ensure birthing individuals have access to high-quality, comprehensive maternity care.
pbgh.org/maternity-deserts-a…
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Opportunity gaps among young children exist across the country and can negatively impact #earlydevelopment, but states have policy tools to close them:
✅Paid family leave
✅Medicaid
✅SNAP
✅EITCs
The latest @theNASEM report recommends more solutions.
nationalacademies.org/news/2…
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'There is no time in a child’s life more important than their first five years.'
Incredibly hopeful results from the largest early childhood intervention in the history of humanitarian response.
sesameworkshop.org/about-us/…
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Dyadic services, also called two-generation approaches, support the child, caregiver, and caregiver-child relationship. Learn how HealthySteps brings a #2Gen approach to pediatrics and the benefits it has for the child and caregiver. bit.ly/41HVMRq
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A hunger cliff is here. It is urgent that the 2023 #FarmBill protects and strengthens SNAP. Everyone should have access to the food they need. Hungry people can’t wait. #SNAPMatters frac.org/action/snap-farm-bi…
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New NIEER Study Shows Preschool Participation Has Returned to Pre-Pandemic Levels ow.ly/49Vp50OgjXr @firstfiveyears
Children living in subsidized housing are more likely to attend schools with more economic and racial segregation. @Housing360
Policymakers could consider:
🏘️ Creating subsidized housing in a larger variety of communities
🏫 Adjusting district boundaries
housingmatters.urban.org/res…
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Florida’s law prohibiting most abortions statewide after six weeks has ignited fear among those who say the ban could have catastrophic — and potentially life-threatening — impacts on Black women’s health.
Read the full article via @CapitalBNews at 🔗.
capitalbnews.org/florida-abo…