by Peggy Haack | May 1, 2020 | Advocacy
by Peggy Haack Nearly three decades ago, May 1 became a focal point for a national campaign to raise up the needs of the child care workforce. I was among child care teachers nationwide who chose to meld our voices with those of working people across the globe, and...
by Amy Schuster | Apr 23, 2020 | Advocacy
As a child care provider, you can play an important role in the Census. You are a trusted voice to the families you work with. By supplying information about the Census, you can help your community understand how important and necessary it is. Census 2020 and other...
by Amy Schuster | Mar 31, 2020 | Advocacy
During this time, it’s hard to think about anything besides the pandemic and the immediate effect it is having on our lives. Yet, the Census 2020 will continue and it will affect our lives for decades to come. Experts are already predicting that children younger than...
by Amy Schuster | Mar 25, 2020 | Advocacy
Because the census only happens every 10 years, there is often misinformation and outright wrong information given out about the content and the privacy of the census. This the first in history that the census that can be completed online, so there is increased...
by Paula Drew | Mar 20, 2020 | Advocacy
By Paula Drew, We Care for Dane Kids and WEESSN- Dane Co. Project Manager What has become abundantly clear to the nation these past few weeks (though we’ve known all along) is that early care and education is an essential service that holds up all others. While many...
by Amy Schuster | Mar 16, 2020 | Advocacy
by Amy Schuster, Director of REWARD Stipend Program Between March 12 and 20, about 143 million households in the country will receive an initial invitation to respond to the 2020 Census. All invitations will include a short phrase in English and 12 additional...
