Smart Beginnings Greater Prince William

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Happy Valentine’s Day to all our ECE educators!

Interested in learning about ways to earn your CDA?

Join NVAEYC
Thursday, February 3rd, 7:30 pm
via zoom (registration link below)
to learn more about different CDA Options that can be found in our area to provide higher education for our staff - which we all know is the backbone of Early Childhood Education!

We will be joined by Isabel Ballivian, ACCA CDC Executive Director and CDA Instructor, Christine Schull, Ph.D., NVCC Professor, and Emily Rothlisberger, CDA graduate and ECE teacher.

Please register using the link below and feel free to pass this information along to other colleagues. After the presentation, please join us for our NVAEYC's Board meeting and see all the wonderful projects we have in the works - maybe you'd find a place to join!

When: Feb 3, 2022 07:30 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)

Register in advance for this meeting:
https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIpdempqDkrGtdj7u46lO0Xd1tBwXU_RD4N

Questions: [email protected]
There will NOT be a training certificate provided for this event.

We Want to Hear from the Business Community on Childcare!

A top priority of the U.S. Chamber Foundation is to amplify the voice and needs of employers on the topic of childcare. To that end, we are excited to share the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation Employer Survey on Childcare, created in partnership with the University of Oregon's RAPID-EC Survey Project.

We encourage you to share the survey link with your members and invite them to fill out the survey before the extended deadline on Tuesday, December 14, 2021. The more responses we receive, the more we are able to provide you with region-specific data and analysis based on business size and industry.

If you have any questions, contact Sasha Saputo or Aaron Merchen.

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“We need support for an Office of Early Childhood. Speak up. Write your BOS or City Council in Prince William, City of Manassas or Manassas Park. This office will serve parents and educators of children birth through five. There is no voice for this age. Step up and show your support. It is so important. Millions of dollars get let out from our greater region since state and federal entities since we have no formal structure.” Debi Stepien

GUEST OPINION: Why Prince William needs a county office of childhood education -- today “The inability to manage childcare is the primary reason our economy is struggling.” This recent statement by Barry DuVal, president of the Virginia Chamber of Commerce, is a call to

ARPA: WATCH - Virginia Early Childhood Foundation Virginia Early Childhood Education Foundation (VECF) helps with questions about ARPA funding. Let us help you.

Very interesting read!

Perspective | Five myths about child care In fact, all kinds of families want child care, and its cost has little to do with regulation.