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A coalition of stakeholders committed to expanding access to high quality early learning opportunities for all children ages 0-8 in Santa Clara County.
San Jose, CA
Joined March 2015
Thank you to everyone who has been engaging with Strong Start here! As of December 5, 2022, we will no longer be updating this platform. You can visit our web site and sign up for our newsletter at https://t.co/JMAHA7EAVH or join us on Facebook
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Strong Start Santa Clara County, San Jose. 126 likes · 4 were here. Strong Start is a coalition committed to expanding access to high quality early learning opportunities for all children age 0 to...
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CA data shows children from low income families learn more than 12 months content in a year in their public school. The academic achievement gap is created before they ever get to school. It’s an ECE opportunity gap. #ECE #preschool #childcare
This headline from The Onion might give you a chuckle… but the truth is that millions of children actually do fall behind by age 4. Not as elite athletes - but experientially and developmentally, during the years most critical to their long term academic & life success.🧵
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6 Top Takeaways from the Launch: Stanford Center on Early Learning - Early Learning Nation
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The new Stanford Center on Early Childhood (an initiative of the Stanford Accelerator for Learning) held a launch event November 3. Here are our Top Takeaways.
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For Children and the Climate, the Future Is Now - Early Learning Nation
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Human brains aren’t so good at planning ahead. Because we have a weird tendency to view our future selves as strangers, we often fail to make what some
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Check out the recent reporting on the effects of CA #PFL on infant mortality (yup, this is literal life or death).
Among 41 countries, only the U.S. lacks paid parental leave. Making investments in current parents and expectant mothers and fathers to care for themselves and their families is long overdue. #PaidLeaveForAll
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Adding slots doesn’t (necessarily) create more supply.
During our @NAEYC session this week, I made a point about the nation’s child care crisis using a famous (mis)quote from the movie Field of Dreams - which holds an important lesson for policymakers: “If you build it, they will come.” 🧵
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Early child policy really matters.
When California enacted state paid family leave for a new baby, researchers took a look at the impact on infant mortality. They determined that California’s 6-week paid parental leave avoided 339 infant deaths in just the four years after implementation.
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Inspiring story by @ByEmilyTate about how the Valley Settlement community in Colorado is bringing early childhood education to families in rural areas - via traveling preschools 🌱🧠 🚌 @EdSurge @MotherJones
https://t.co/HoZkxBalvx
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Inside, day after day, small wonders are unfolding.
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The number of people who couldn't get to work last month because of child care issues shot up to the highest since the government has tracked the data.
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From @NAEYC - Why is child care so hard to find? Half of child care providers are operating below capacity. Why? 70% say because they can’t find staff. #preschool #childcare
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What It Takes to Run a Day-Care Center
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“I’m absolutely exhausted. I don’t know anyone who works in child care who isn’t.”
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Elections matter, even the ones in NM
On Tuesday New Mexico voters overwhelmingly passed a constitutional amendment creating dedicated funding for early childhood education. Here’s why it matters, regardless of where you live. 🧵
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If you haven’t voted yet, and you can, GO VOTE! Your voice matters.
It’s Election Day! Everything you need to know: ¡Es el día de las elecciones! Todo lo que necesitas saber Hôm nay là Ngày Bầu cử! Mọi thứ bạn cần biết có ở đây: https://t.co/k5ON2sSsqw
@sccvote @SCCgov
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Kelvin Chan describes the impact of the “wrong pockets” problem on government investment in ECE
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“When we look at the ECE workforce, this is what systemic racism and oppression looks like” #StanfordEarlyLearning
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Ooh, Dean Fisher just said “local, place-based partnerships”.
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Social Determinants of Health for Infants and Toddlers - State of Babies Yearbook 2022 via @ZEROTOTHREE
https://t.co/zOrwPnCf61
stateofbabies.org
The Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) for infants and toddlers shape development from the start, with life-long consequences. Babies’ rapid early development makes them particularly sensitive to...
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Watching the launch of #StanfordEarlyChildhood waiting to hear what it will do for young children and families in Santa Clara County.
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They’re right. You should do this.
6 days until election day! Remember to #ChooseChildren Check the Santa Clara County Voter Guide on Children’s Issues before you vote: https://t.co/pb2IvgIpbb *Participation in the Voter Guide does not indicate an endorsement from SVCF.
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This article linking two urgent issues with long term consequences is well worth your time
Important reflections from @joan_lombardi about the intersection of climate change and early childhood — “This is not someone else’s issue, it is our issue, because it is a child rights issue.” https://t.co/729GVoV8GJ
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