Growing County Economies with Stronger Child Care Systems
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WebinarAccessible, affordable child care is essential for a strong workforce and thriving local economy. Improving and expanding early learning facilities – the physical spaces where children learn, play and grow – can increase access to high quality child care and enable parents to participate in the labor force.Growing County Economies with Stronger Child Care Systems
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Growing County Economies with Stronger Child Care Systems
Accessible, affordable child care is essential for a strong workforce and thriving local economy. Improving and expanding early learning facilities – the physical spaces where children learn, play and grow – can increase access to high quality child care and enable parents to participate in the labor force. Join NACo and the National Children’s Facilities Network to learn how counties can include early learning infrastructure investments in broader economic development efforts.
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View Breakout Session 1: Models for Supporting Childcare Infrastructure with Kent County, Michigan
View Breakout Session 3: Identifying Spaces and Places for Development with Coastal Enterprises, Inc. (CEI) Maine.
View Breakout Session 4: Building Partnerships with Key Stakeholders with San Mateo County, California
Recording for Breakout Session 2 is not available. Please explore the resources below to learn more about Buncombe County, N.C.
Buncombe County Early Childhood Education Development Fund
- Early Childhood and Development Committee Info
- Contact: Rachael Nygaard
Buncombe County Partnership for Children
- Sustaining Facility Quality Program
- Workforce Development Program (collaborative program to create and sustain a pipeline of child care professionals)
- Contact: Tasha Lewis
Accessible, affordable child care is essential for a strong workforce and thriving local economy.2021-10-19Webinar2023-04-12
Accessible, affordable child care is essential for a strong workforce and thriving local economy. Improving and expanding early learning facilities – the physical spaces where children learn, play and grow – can increase access to high quality child care and enable parents to participate in the labor force. Join NACo and the National Children’s Facilities Network to learn how counties can include early learning infrastructure investments in broader economic development efforts.
View webinar recording
View Breakout Session 1: Models for Supporting Childcare Infrastructure with Kent County, Michigan
View Breakout Session 4: Building Partnerships with Key Stakeholders with San Mateo County, California
Recording for Breakout Session 2 is not available. Please explore the resources below to learn more about Buncombe County, N.C.
Buncombe County Early Childhood Education Development Fund
Buncombe County Partnership for Children
- Sustaining Facility Quality Program
- Workforce Development Program (collaborative program to create and sustain a pipeline of child care professionals)
- Contact: Tasha Lewis
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National Association of Counties Releases Data on Mental Health Crisis
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Familiar Faces Initiative: Model Jurisdictions for Improving Outcomes through Coordinated Health and Justice Systems
May. 11, 2023 , 2:00 pm – 3:30 pmIn 2022, NACo relaunched the Familiar Faces Initiative during Mental Health Awareness Month to support counties and cities in better meeting the needs of their familiar faces—individuals with complex health and behavioral health conditions who frequently cycle through jails, homeless shelters, emergency departments and other crisis service
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Prenatal-to-Three Peer Learning Network: How the Social Determinants of Health Impact Families and Children
June 13, 2023 , 2:00 pm – 3:00 pmNote: This convening will focus on strategies for rural and smaller suburban counties. To learn more about strategies for urban counties, please join the June 15 session.06132:00 pm<p><strong>Note: This convening will focus on strategies for rural and smaller suburban counties.
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Prenatal-to-Three Peer Learning Network: How the Social Determinants of Health Impact Families and Children
June 15, 2023 , 2:00 pm – 3:00 pmNote: This convening will focus on strategies for urban and larger suburban counties. To learn more about strategies for rural counties, please join the June 13 session.06152:00 pm<p><strong>Note: This convening will focus on strategies for urban and larger suburban counties.
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Human Services & Education Steering Committee
All matters pertaining to children’s issues, foster care, public assistance and income support, services to senior citizens and individuals with disabilities, immigration policy, social services, and elementary, secondary and post-secondary education. Policy Platform & Resolutions 2022-2023 2022 NACo Legislative Prioritiespagepagepage<p>All matters pertaining to children’s issues, foster care, public assistance and income support, services to senior citizens and individuals with disabilities, immigration policy, social services, and elementary,
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Senior Program Manager – Children, Youth & Families(202) 942-4227
Upcoming Events
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13Jun2023Webinar
Prenatal-to-Three Peer Learning Network: How the Social Determinants of Health Impact Families and Children
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15Jun2023Webinar
Prenatal-to-Three Peer Learning Network: How the Social Determinants of Health Impact Families and Children
Jun. 15, 2023 , 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm