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Event Description The Children’s Coalition is offering classes for the Ancillary Teach Certificate Program. This 7- month program offers in-person and virtual options with scholarships available. The program is for those looking to obtain a Child Development Associate or CDA and taking the next step in advancing a career in caring for children. The deadline for registration is March 12. Classes begin April 1. Event presented by: (318) 398-3499

Pushback against Regressive DC Childcare Regulations SHARE The staggering cost of child‐​care – especially in high cost of living areas such as the District of Columbia – is well known. Well‐​intentioned regulations often drive up these costs without materially improving the quality of care, but new legislation proposed by Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) in the House of Representatives and Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) seeks to undo one of the most ham‐​fisted requirements in the Distric...

From Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) often argues for local control and limited federal government, though he has sought to overturn a number of D.C. laws. Gage Skidmore/Flickr / https://www.flickr.com/photos/gageskidmore/50548268933/ hide caption toggle caption Gage Skidmore/Flickr / https://www.flickr.com/photos/gageskidmore/50548268933/ Two Republican members of Congress are pushing to overturn D.C.s requirement that child care workers get a college degree,...

Feb 13, 2021 CHAMPION — The Trumbull Career and Technical Center is preparing students for high-demand careers after they graduate, including professions that are needed during a pandemic such as nursing, child care and auto repair. As part of Career and Technical Education Month in February, the center has been showcasing many of the center’s programs. Morgan Cretella, community engagement coordinator, said many jobs are in demand right now during the pandemic such as in child care for par...

Laurel Smith/For CPR News Lupita works on oral language skills while making a wooden snowman with her granddaughter Sofia on Jan. 5, 2021. Fifty-four-year-old Lupita’s alarm clock goes off at 6:00 a.m. It’s still dark outside. She immediately starts to cook eggs and gets cereal out for her first guest, who’ll arrive in about 15 minutes. The silence of her home will soon be broken by the shouts of three preschoolers, one of them her granddaughter. They’ll be under her care for the next 1...

Times Report Crookston Times The Crookston Head Start Center is excited to recognize Lisa Altepeter, Classroom Assistant, after she recently completed her Preschool Child Development Associate (CDA) Credential. “Congratulations Lisa!” said Tri-Valley in its December 2020 newsletter. Tri-Valley Head Start, Child & Family Programs is now enrolling and has info available for children and pregnant women for services in their centers. To contact the Center, call (218) 281-1343 or visit www.tvoc....

This story is part of an EdSurge Research series about early childhood education. Along with Dolly Parton, good weather, well-stocked toilet paper aisles and the “stop video” function on Zoom, the pandemic has brought a newfound appreciation—reverence, even—for early childhood educators. Families, fellow educators and the general public have begun to see just how integral child care professionals are to a smoothly functioning economy, says Ashley LiBetti, associate partner ...

Khan Mwezi helps her daughter, Martinode, with schoolwork at their home in Aurora, Nov. 14, 2020. When Khan Mwezi landed in Colorado eight years ago from a refugee camp in Uganda, she arrived with a high-risk pregnancy. Her daughter, Martinode Hill Gift, was born prematurely and stayed in the neonatal intensive care unit for four months. During that time, Mwezi spent a lot of time with infants. As her husband scraped together a living for them, Mwezi attended to all her daughter’s special nee...

To the editor: The government’s announcement to open schools across Northern Ontario while keeping the entire province in lockdown has provided a wonderfully fulfilling and unique perspective to this local northern president. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser. Near North teachers feeling expendable Back to video The majority of my ETFO Near North Teachers’ Local (NNTL) members were fully prepared and welcoming of the prospect of returning to the ...