Susan’s Blog
E2SHB 1648 is an important bill that addresses key challenges in meeting child care workforce education requirements while maintaining high standards of care. This bill incentivizes existing staff to stay…
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Washington’s child care sector is in crisis. Chronic staffing shortages, fueled by the Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF) child care licensing regulations, are pushing experienced providers out of…
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In the early 1990s, I was part of Seattle’s Worthy Wage Movement for child care providers, fighting a battle that felt urgent, if not quite apocalyptic. Back then, the Worthy…
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Addressing Poverty: The Key to Positive Child Outcomes When we talk about creating positive outcomes for children, we often emphasize the role of high-quality educational programs. In practice, this often…
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Technical skills alone have rarely been sufficient for career success. Employers increasingly seek individuals who possess a robust set of social-emotional skills—abilities that are nurtured from a young age and…
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DEAR FRIENDS OF KIDS CO., We are thrilled to introduce Kids Co.’s FY22 annual report—GRIT. This past year has been a remarkable journey that can be best described in the…
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In the realm of education, few voices resonate as deeply as Sir Ken Robinson’s. Renowned for his groundbreaking ideas on education and creativity, Robinson’s insights have left an indelible mark…
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In the world of education, the “3 R’s” – reading, writing, and arithmetic – are the pillars of academic knowledge going back the 1830s when Horace Mann began to advocate…
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Child care is not just a matter of necessity for parents; it is a crucial cornerstone of a thriving society. The well-being and development of our youngest generation hold the…
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In a significant move that underlines its commitment to early childhood education school-age child care and the well-being of its workforce, the City of Seattle has awarded $13.5 million in…
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