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  1. A favorite activity for my #toddler! MT @First5CA Watering the plants can be a chore, but it can also be a learning opportunity for kids.
  2. Interesting dialogue from @wiskids on decline of family #childcare in #WI. CC subsidy payments & policies in the mix. bit.ly/MBfMcZ
  3. RT @CLASP_DC Our Dir of #ChildCare & #EarlyEd: As school districts compete for RTT, time to think beyond school walls: huff.to/JV8tj5
  4. In 2010, still only half of 3’s and 4’s attended #preschool according to new NCES report 1.usa.gov/Kdtof8 #earlyed
  5. This #MI community shows how to partner home visiting w/ FFN #childcare & improve children's language development bit.ly/JIBdee #ece
  6. #Parents can’t afford to pay more for quality #childcare. We can’t get higher standards w/o a lgr public funding base. bit.ly/KzeCe4
  7. Home visiting programs can offer support to #kinship caregivers & positive outcomes for children. bit.ly/MHqtNJ #childcare #ece
  8. Only 17% of low-income #kinship caregivers receive #childcare assistance. bit.ly/JHTEzK
  9. 63% of children in public or private #kinship care are low-income according to new @aecfkidscount report. bit.ly/KyAbeX #childcare
  10. New @aecfkidscount #kinship care report includes #state #data bit.ly/Kdp1zi
  11. @MeganCarolan Can't forget that #earlyed got $133 m for state RTT-ELC. I wasn't expecting much but a few more mentions would have been nice!
  12. IRS to host free webinar w/ #tax guidance for #childcare providers, June 5, 2 pm ET. Register here: bit.ly/JPrly1
  13. Tune in at 12pm ET today to watch @arneduncan announce the next #RTT for school districts: bit.ly/lHnJ1L #edreform #k12
  14. Many of these policy options work for #childcare too! @CLASP_DC @urbaninstitute on 21st-century public benefits systems bit.ly/KUk0fR
  15. Thanks for last week's RTs & mentions! @SmartBeginSHR @mpowers3
  16. Thanks for last week's RTs & mentions! @KaplanCo @KarenNemethEdM @HyeSookChung @JRP4kids @RIKidsCount @NALEOEducation @claremccann
  17. Thanks for last week's RTs & mentions! @cmckeever @TeachStrategies @gbdonart @CWresources @CLASP_DC @ABetterBalance @SCSchmit @liddian
  18. Lots in This Week in #Poverty today @thenation @gregkaufmann bit.ly/JCOuDE #unemployment #toxicstress #infants #ece
  19. Great news #IL #childcare is funded till July, more cuts on the horizon MT @IAFC_Cares Keep Pressure on for 13 Budget ow.ly/aYSnG